Completing pip form

Joethebear wrote: Hello mods I'm currently getting contribution based ESA in support group with extra suppliment payment of £36.65 I have pip care component at high rate if my wife claims carers allowance for me do I lose the extra ESA suppliment thank you in advance

What are you receiving the £36.35 for? This amount does not seem to match any of the Premiums!

If you are receiving the Severe Disability Premium then this will cease if your wife claims CA for against your DLA/PIP.

Also, her CA will be counted as income against any ESA(IR) that you receive although you would also receive a Carers Premium of £34.60 a week.

I would put your information into one of the online benefit calculators to see whether you would be better off or not.

www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators

Gordon

Joethebear wrote: Thanks Gordon my ESA is 73.10 plus limited capacity for work addition of 36.55 totaling £109.65 per week in support group I didn't think my wife claiming CA for me would be counted against me as income as I thought it would be my wife's income not mine I have just phoned DWP and it's not severe disability payment

I would still run your figures through one of the calculations but if you are only receiving ESA(CB) then her claiming CA will have no effect on your payments.

Gordon

Joethebear wrote: Thanks Gordon my wife has been working for 40 yrs and I have never claimed anything for her I didn't think ESA would be touched if she claimed CA for me as she is now not working I thought that would be just in income based ESA not contribution based

I did say that if you are only receiving ESA(CB) then the CA will have no effect on your ESA.

Gordon