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4 years 7 months ago #254134 by Mad dog lady
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I have been claiming UC for the last 2.5years as a single person. I have mental health issues and have been classed as Limited capability for work & work related acctivities. Prior to claiming UC I had been on ESA (Income related) I had to swap because I moved area's. I also get PIP at enhanced rate for daily living.
I have now moved in with my partner who has savings of more than £16K and is working. My question is as I can no longer get UC iss there anything else I can claim as I do not see why my partner should have to support me?
I have been claiming UC for the last 2.5years as a single person. I have mental health issues and have been classed as Limited capability for work & work related acctivities. Prior to claiming UC I had been on ESA (Income related) I had to swap because I moved area's. I also get PIP at enhanced rate for daily living.
I have now moved in with my partner who has savings of more than £16K and is working. My question is as I can no longer get UC iss there anything else I can claim as I do not see why my partner should have to support me?
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4 years 7 months ago #254137 by latetrain
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Hi Mad dog lady
Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explains where everything is.
Welcome to Benefits and Work .
The answer to your question is no, now that you have moved in with your partner, their income and savings will be taken into consideration when you claim/apply for any means tested benefit such as UC, IR ESA, HB. If you have savings over £16k then it disqualifies you from claiming.
As PIP is not means tested then that will not change, I would put your information into one of the online benefit calculators just to check.
www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators
Gary
Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explains where everything is.
Welcome to Benefits and Work .
The answer to your question is no, now that you have moved in with your partner, their income and savings will be taken into consideration when you claim/apply for any means tested benefit such as UC, IR ESA, HB. If you have savings over £16k then it disqualifies you from claiming.
As PIP is not means tested then that will not change, I would put your information into one of the online benefit calculators just to check.
www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators
Gary
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