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13 years 3 months ago #69809 by Brian
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my wife works part time 20hrs and receives some working tax credit.i have been told that because she gets tax credit i cannot claim esa. anyone came across this.....

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13 years 3 months ago #69812 by Gordon
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Brian wrote:

my wife works part time 20hrs and receives some working tax credit.i have been told that because she gets tax credit i cannot claim esa. anyone came across this.....

Were you able to claim Contribution Based ESA Income Based? If the latter, I am wondering if your wifes income plus the WTCs took you over the couples allowance of £105.75.

You should be able to get a written explanantion of the Decision from the DWP.

Gordon

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