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William
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1 year 5 months ago #287996 by William

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Hello I claim income related ESA and PIP enhanced rate daily living. I've recently opened a private pension with standard life and was planning to pay money into it. I need to know if I have to declare this to DWP and if money that I have put in to my pension pot will effect my entitlement to benefits. I can't access it until retirement age which I my case is 2047. Can I do this without it effecting my benefit entitlement? Is it only when you withdraw money from a pension that it effects ESA or does the amount saved in it does too? Cheers Bill

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1 year 5 months ago #288014 by Gordon

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Yes, you can pay your benefits into a pension.

Your pension fund will be disregarded as an asset until you reach State Retirement Age.

One-off payments from your fund will be treated as capital, regular payments will be treated as income initially and then as capital. Both can affect your ESA.

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