esa support group

can anyone help , my partner is now been placed on support group and is getting £109 per fortnight , someone he knows mentioned a top up payment as he is on this group , i work 20 hours a week at mo , or is this all he is entitled to

Hi C,

Thanks for letting us know that your partner has been placed in the Support Group. If this is contributory ESA, he might be entitled to an income-related 'top up' if your joint income and assets are low. If you think this might be the case, you/he should request an ESA3 form which will elicit details of your financial situation. If you were to work for 24 hours or more, this would automatically exclude your partner from ir ESA, no matter what your income.

24 hour work rule for ESA(IR)

Asset rule for ESA(IR)

If he is entitled to any element of ir ESA, he would then be eligible for ESA premiums if he is eventually awarded PIP

ESA Premiums

If you have more questions relating to your partner's ESA claim, please reply to this message and we will do our best to help. It makes our job so much easier if everything relating to one topic is kept in the same place!