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9 years 9 months ago #142699 by tango
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hi everybody
i am in receipt of esa cotribution based and get income based top ups on top of this.
due to my condition i get all the disability premiums on top of my esa minus my works pension.
i contacted my housing authority about my change in circumstances re ESA income based top ups and they said that nothing had changed and i would still have to pay the same amount towards my rent.

my question is can the council take into account my works pension when this has already been taken into account when calculating how much esa income based top ups i get. They knock the full amount of my works pension off my esa income based top ups.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
thanks Tango
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9 years 9 months ago #142702 by Gordon
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Tango

We don't advise on Housing Benefit on the forum but my understanding is that HB does not operate in the same way as ESA in as much as the calculation is whether you receive HB or not and the banding that you fall within, so I suspect that even with the deduction of your pension your banding has not changed.

If you are still in doubt then I would suggest that you get face to face advice from a trained advisor, do an internet search for "welfare advice" with your postcode, town or county.

Gordon
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