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Are you eligible for Income Related ESA?
ESA(IR) is dependant on your household income, your savings and assets, and any hours that your partner works. See
Asset and savings rule for ESA(IR) 24 hour work rule for ESA(IR) At the moment I would expect someone who is eligible for the SD Premium to be better off on legacy ESA than UC but you should put your information into one of the online benefit calculators to see
www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators You will need to be in receipt of ESA(IR) to be eligible for help with your prescriptions and dental care, you will need to be in receipt of the Premium to be able to claim Housing Benefit.
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