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Mrs Hurtyback wrote: Gareth - if someone fails the means-test for IR benefit, they are deemed to have enough money to live on.

Bit tough though if you just fail the means test and through no fault of your own one of you cannot work due to sickness or disability!

I wonder what's happened since Dave Cameron said "If you really cannot work, we’ll look after you."


Thanks for the insight.

Gareth wrote:

Mrs Hurtyback wrote: Gareth - if someone fails the means-test for IR benefit, they are deemed to have enough money to live on.

Bit tough though if you just fail the means test and through no fault of your own one of you cannot work due to sickness or disability!

I wonder what's happened since Dave Cameron said "If you really cannot work, we’ll look after you."


Thanks for the insight.

I agree, hence my use of the word 'deemed'.

Gordon wrote:
You become statistically anonymous, the estimate is that 400,000 who have lost their ESA(CB) and are not eligible for ESA(IR).

Gordon

I suppose what may seem unfair is that if you can get into the SG of CB ESA and have a partner bringing home £100K a year but nothing in the SG of IR ESA if your partner brings home just over the means test or works slightly over the hours!

Nighty night!

hi just trying to find out if there are others out there in the support group who dont receive any payment as partner works part time.

Brian wrote: hi just trying to find out if there are others out there in the support group who dont receive any payment as partner works part time.

Hi B,

If you can answer my query here :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?view=top...=96904&start=6#99019

And/or Gordon's queries, here :

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/forum?view=top...=96904&start=6#99021

We may be able to advise you further.

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