ESA Claim for disabled couple

Jane

If you have been working during the last two complete Tax Years, then you should be eligible for Contribution Based ESA.

If you have not worked in sufficiently then you are only eligible for Income Related ESA and only one person in a couple can make a claim.

You can only receive NI Contributions through work or registered self-employment, ESA and other benefits only pay NI Credits which count towards a Full State Pension.

If you can't make your own claim for ESA, then the only other benefit that will provide NI Credits would be either Carers Allowance or Carers Credit but this will require you to provide 35 hours of care a week to someone with a qualifying benefit.

Gordon