Esa and daughters benefit

sunflower2
sunflower2 Online Community Member Posts: 157 Empowering
in Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)
Hi asking on behalf of a friend of my mom 

So my mom's friend gets income related ESA and is in the support group and she's only just found out that if anyone living with you gets benefits your supposed to tell ESA which she had no idea. 

Years ago when she wasn't in the support group her daughter was receiving income support for caring for her mom and she was getting it while they waited for a decision on her mom's pip assessment however she was not awarded pip and so the income support stopped she only got it for a few weeks. 

Today someone has told her then when her daughter was getting Income support she should have told ESA is this correct because I thought ESA don't care what non dependent children get only if you have a partner? 

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    In this case the daughters Income Support claim will not have any bearing on the mothers ESA. 
    You are correct they would only need to know about a partner they maybe living with. 

  • sunflower2
    sunflower2 Online Community Member Posts: 157 Empowering
    poppy123456 said:
    In this case the daughters Income Support claim will not have any bearing on the mothers ESA. 
    You are correct they would only need to know about a partner they maybe living with. 

    Thank you so much poppy I heard her talking to mom about it and didn't want to say anything before asking here first incase I was wrong. 

    Even if she was in the support group I don't think it would have made a difference either I knew she was told wrong 
  • Mirela1
    Mirela1 Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
    Hi,I like to ask if I have ESA,  can I receive Severe Disability Premium benefit too?Thank you!
  • sunflower2
    sunflower2 Online Community Member Posts: 157 Empowering
    Mirela1 said:
    Hi,I like to ask if I have ESA,  can I receive Severe Disability Premium benefit too?Thank you!
    You should ask on your own thread so more people will see it and help you
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    Mirela1 said:
    Hi,I like to ask if I have ESA,  can I receive Severe Disability Premium benefit too?Thank you!
    You need to be claiming Income Related ESA as well as a qualifying disability benefit such as either PIP daily living, DLA mid/high rate care, ADP daily living or be registered blind. 

    You must also live alone or be treated as living alone and no one must be claiming either carers allowance or carers element of UC for looking after you. 

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