carmind wrote: Am I correct in thinking that if I claim contribution-based ESA, the award is not affected by my partner's pension payments?
If you can claim ESA(CB) then it will only be potentially affected by your own pension income, not that of a partner, but please remember, if you are placed in the WRAG then ESA(CB) payments only last for 365 days and ESA(IR) looks at household income.
Gordon
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