My husband has recently applied for ESA as he has been off sick for over 6 months and no longer receives SSP from his work. He supplied all the info that the ESA form required and went to the job centre and applied. He has a work place pension of £10,760 so that has dwindled down his allowance to £12ish a week. His work place has a Group income protection policy and they have just started paying him approx 60% of what his salary would have been. I have looked online and it seems that contribution ESA is not means tested and will only be affected by a work place pension. So I think that this is fine. But hubby is now worried. Am i right or should he speak to the DWP about it?? Thanks Tracy
As far as I am aware, these policies are treated as a pension benefit and can affect the NS ESA being paid unless the claimant has contributed to the policy and unless the claimant is still classed as employed.
I would get face to face advice before doing so but you will need to inform the DWP of the payments.
Gordon
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