Hi Everyone I am new to this forum and my partner and I are looking at moving in together. My partner is concerned she will lose her ESA benefits when we live together. My partner is receiving income related ESA and PIP and is placed in a support group I am self employed and have currently earned in the last tax year 14500 could someone please advise us on the effect this will have? We both receive tax credits and I receive working tax credits which I assume will become a joint claim when we move in together? Any help with this will be much appreciated Regards
It depends on whether she is receiving Contribution Based ESA or Income Related. If the former then your earnings will not affect her ESA, if the latter then your earnings will reduce her ESA £ for £.
Also, if you are working more than 24 hours a week, her EWSA(IR) payments will cease.
I would put your joint information into one of the online benefit calculators to see what they say.
