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Markglasgow
Markglasgow Community Member Posts: 13 Listener
in Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)
With savings say over £6000, do the DWP allow a bit extra legroom when it’s money your saving for essential Home works 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    No. If it's means tested legacy benefits you're claiming such as Income Related ESA, JSA, Income Support or housing benefit then there's a £1 deduction for every £250 or part there of over £6,000. Savings of more than £16,000 means no entitlement to any means tested benefits.

    If you're claiming council tax reduction then all local Authorities have their own rules and some have a maximum savings limit of £6,000 before CTR ends.
  • Markglasgow
    Markglasgow Community Member Posts: 13 Listener
    so I would lose all my council tax deduction including single persons discount and disabled reduction 
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    Single person discount isn't council tax reduction and you're entitled to the because you live alone. The disabled band reduction is also separate to the council tax reduction. I can't advise whether you would lose the council tax reduction because all local Authorities have their own rules. Some have maximum savings limit of £6,000, i know mine has this limit.

    If you have more than £6,000 savings in total then you will need to report the changes for all means tested benefits you're claiming.
  • Markglasgow
    Markglasgow Community Member Posts: 13 Listener
    I don’t have it left it’s next year just making sure I know all the rules 
  • Markglasgow
    Markglasgow Community Member Posts: 13 Listener
    I did something on glasgow council tax thing saying I still qualify for £19 a week discount until it hits £16000 and it wipes it out. My landlord is doing essential works that lead to me paying for storage, repainting and recarpetibg. I seem buggered at all ends 

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