ESA and lump sum payment

Hi. After many forms, phonecalls and letters I have eventually got some IR ESA. My husband is having to give up work to care for me and has found out he will recieve a lump sum of about £2000 when all the paperwork is done. How will this affect my ESA? Do you have to declare it etc? I am new to this and not sure where we stand.
He has also applied for carers allowance. Dos this affect my ESA too? I get enhanced PIP for mobility and care.

Thank you.

Thank you for your help

Things have become potentially complicated as he has just received a months holiday pay owed to him. How does this work with ESA and carers allowance? Do I need to tell them about it and how will this affect things? Even with this and potential lump payment from employer we will be under £6000 capital especially as it will be used towards debts etc and somewhere to store my mobility scooter.
Thank you

snowflake123 wrote: Things have become potentially complicated as he has just received a months holiday pay owed to him. How does this work with ESA and carers allowance? Do I need to tell them about it and how will this affect things? Even with this and potential lump payment from employer we will be under £6000 capital especially as it will be used towards debts etc and somewhere to store my mobility scooter.
Thank you

Hi sf123,

As Gordon advised : Here.

You would only have to inform ESA if your total capital, assets or savings (including any lump sum of holiday payments) exceeded £6,000.

As CA is non-means tested, you would not have to inform them at all.

bro58

I was mainly concerned that they would class holiday pay as income rather than a lump payment. I am paranoid of failing to let them know something and then it causing problems in the future. Thank you very much.