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lees Online Community Member Posts: 115 Connected
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Hi, my sons just left education at 19 so we loose 103.00 per wk, my husbands on pip standard mob and high on other, esa support, i work 10 hrs as look after him but never claimed carers, i get nothing else, also have my daughter at home whos just had a baby so on maternity then going bk p time, informed child tax and child ben and housing and recieved paperwork today saying i need to pay triple a mnth c tax ( 171) and same with rent 80 a wk, surely this cant be right if im loosing 400 a mnth how can we afford that , really worried , hope someone can advise

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    Is the ESA contributions based/New style? I would assume this due to you working.

    I'd advise you to check entitlement to Universal Credit by using a benefits calculator. Make sure you include all you and your husband's details and include that he's in the Support Group.

    https://www.entitledto.co.uk/benefits-calculator/

    As your husband is in the Support Group he'll be entitled to the LCWRA element from the start of his claim. You will also be entitled to claim carers element of UC for looking after him because your husband is claiming the daily living part of PIP.

    Rent will be included in your UC known as housing element. There will be no non dependant deductions because your husband is claiming daily living PIP.

    You will also be entitled to the work allowance because of the LCWRA element being included. This means you or your husband will be able to receive a certain amount of earnings each month before any deductions apply. As you'll be claiming for help with the rent your work allowance will be £404/month. For every £1 of earnings over that amount your UC will reduce by 55p.

    If his ESA is either contributions based or New style then this will continue to be paid as normal but it will be deducted in full from any UC entitlement.

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 6,250 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    edited August 2024

    Hi @lees, sorry you're going through some difficult times with your benefits. I can see Poppy is lending a hand, but I just wanted to pop in to say hello and welcome you to the community. Hope you find the community useful and things become clearer for you soon.

  • lees
    lees Online Community Member Posts: 115 Connected

    It says on his letter income related am 305.90 less 60.95 and because yr entitled to contribution based esa wel pay you 168.45 this is what hes had for a long time, on phone to esa now incase they need to know my daughters had a baby and sons left college been on hold 50 minutes upto now 🙄

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    That amount doesn’t make sense. Is he receiving any pensions or anything?

    Contributions based ESA is £138.20/week. If he’s receiving anymore than that then at least part of it is Income Related and I wouldn’t expect him to be receiving Income Related due to your earnings.

    When he rings he needs to ask them what his ESA claim is made up of and they will tell him.

  • lees
    lees Online Community Member Posts: 115 Connected

    So says living exp for us 133.30 disability income guarantee 27.90 xtra for support group 44.70 = 205.90 including 60.95 my earnings 1st 30 not counted so 144.95 but as hes entitled to contribution based theyl pay 168.45 , he gets it 336.90 every 2 wks, on hold an hr to be told diesnt effect claim as its only for me and him

  • lees
    lees Online Community Member Posts: 115 Connected

    So update , age concern got back to me saying they worked h ben out as our esa being cont based when we get income based to which is passport to full hous ben, also noticed on esa letter they have me down as earning 69 a week when its 114 dont know why they have that figure ive always sent wage slips

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