I'm starting a new job on monday where I will be working 15 hours a week and earning around £96 a week.
Myself and my partner are currently on ESA, as my partner cannot work for a few reasons so is unable to claim JSA.
On the GOV site it talks about permitted work, and for up to one year if you are earning less than £99 a week and working no more than 15 hours your claim for ESA is not affected...
Does this mean that we will still get the couple's rate of ESA we are getting now, as well as the income from my job?
Or will the amount of ESA Decrease to just the single person's rate for my partner?
Or will we just get enough ESA to cover us to the national minimum living income which for a couple I believe is about £111, and they ignore the first £10 profit so £121 minus my wage would be £22 ESA
From the way they say ESA is not affected, it sound as if the amount you get doesn't change but I did not want to assume that.
Also we obviously get Housing Benefit at present, we get the full amount that our LHA allows
If I was working the job alone and my partner claiming no benefit I would get the full LHA amount
On ESA alone we get the full LHA amount
If we are on ESA and a PT Job does that affect the amount of Housing Benefit we get?
I really want to work rather than claim benefit, but obviously I don't want to put myself in a position where we cannot pay our rent or bills
Myself and my partner are currently on ESA, as my partner cannot work for a few reasons so is unable to claim JSA.
On the GOV site it talks about permitted work, and for up to one year if you are earning less than £99 a week and working no more than 15 hours your claim for ESA is not affected...
Does this mean that we will still get the couple's rate of ESA we are getting now, as well as the income from my job?
Or will the amount of ESA Decrease to just the single person's rate for my partner?
Or will we just get enough ESA to cover us to the national minimum living income which for a couple I believe is about £111, and they ignore the first £10 profit so £121 minus my wage would be £22 ESA
From the way they say ESA is not affected, it sound as if the amount you get doesn't change but I did not want to assume that.
Also we obviously get Housing Benefit at present, we get the full amount that our LHA allows
If I was working the job alone and my partner claiming no benefit I would get the full LHA amount
On ESA alone we get the full LHA amount
If we are on ESA and a PT Job does that affect the amount of Housing Benefit we get?
I really want to work rather than claim benefit, but obviously I don't want to put myself in a position where we cannot pay our rent or bills