I recently received a letter from the DWP notifying me of the annual increase in my benefit amount. Included in the pack was a booklet stating that savings over £6,000 must be declared.
However, I was previously informed that contribution-based ESA is not means-tested. If that’s the case, why is there a requirement to declare savings? If the benefit isn’t means-tested, what relevance do a person’s savings have?
I would appreciate some clear information on this, as I want to make sure I fully understand the situation.
The ESA section is notorious for posting misleading auto-generated mail and this appears to be another example. I would ignore it as all savings are disregarded for Contributions Based and New Style ESA.
David
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