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8 years 2 months ago #183384 by onestep
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Hi, not really related to my ongoing topic so started a new one.
I'm on full housing benefit/ council tax benefit and get ESA SG and PIP standard daily living. My Stepson who is 19 has recently been diagnosed with severe anxiety and depression and has been given the go ahead from the GP to apply for ESA. My question is how will his claim effect my claim with regard to all the benefits I receive on behalf of me and my family?
I'm on full housing benefit/ council tax benefit and get ESA SG and PIP standard daily living. My Stepson who is 19 has recently been diagnosed with severe anxiety and depression and has been given the go ahead from the GP to apply for ESA. My question is how will his claim effect my claim with regard to all the benefits I receive on behalf of me and my family?
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8 years 2 months ago #183409 by Gordon
It won't effect your ESA or PIP as he is not part of your household for these benefits.
If he is living with you then I assume your HB and CT is already adjusted for this, if there are any changes to these due to his claim then I would expect them to be positive ones.
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onestep wrote: Hi, not really related to my ongoing topic so started a new one.
I'm on full housing benefit/ council tax benefit and get ESA SG and PIP standard daily living. My Stepson who is 19 has recently been diagnosed with severe anxiety and depression and has been given the go ahead from the GP to apply for ESA. My question is how will his claim effect my claim with regard to all the benefits I receive on behalf of me and my family?
It won't effect your ESA or PIP as he is not part of your household for these benefits.
If he is living with you then I assume your HB and CT is already adjusted for this, if there are any changes to these due to his claim then I would expect them to be positive ones.
Gordon
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8 years 1 month ago #183894 by onestep
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will the amount of income related esa i get stay the same if he claims income related esa?
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8 years 1 month ago #183919 by Gordon
He is not counted as being part of your household for the purposes of ESA, so the two claims would be completely separate.
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onestep wrote: will the amount of income related esa i get stay the same if he claims income related esa?
He is not counted as being part of your household for the purposes of ESA, so the two claims would be completely separate.
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8 years 1 month ago #184929 by onestep
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just want to clarify and sorry for going back to this but he actually lives in our house so does this make a difference?
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8 years 1 month ago #184960 by slugsta
No it does not make a difference, he is an adult and financially independent of you.
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onestep wrote: just want to clarify and sorry for going back to this but he actually lives in our house so does this make a difference?
No it does not make a difference, he is an adult and financially independent of you.
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