Is ESA means tested ?.

Found it.

www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/Fina...upport/esa/DG_171896

This is what the government says on its website

"Pension income rules

If you receive contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance and have a gross pension income of more than £85 a week, the amount of benefit payable will be reduced by half of the excess.

The excess is the difference between £85 and the actual pension income. For example, for a pension income of £100, the excess is £15. The amount of Employment and Support Allowance payable is reduced by half of that, which is £7.50.

If you receive income-related Employment and Support Allowance, any pension income you have will be taken into account, regardless of the amount.
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Gordon wrote:

froglegs

I hope that I am wrong, but having just gone back through the legislation that covers the IB to ESA transfer, I can see no provisions that would cover pension income being ignored as you have been told.

It is possible that this could be covered by the Decision Makers Guide, however, I think this is unlikely.

If anybody can prove me wrong, plase do

Gordon

One is my War Pension is not taken into account

So does this mean that disabled folk are going to fall into the 50% tax bracket even though they do not work?

Dave wrote:

One is my War Pension is not taken into account

There's always one awkward person who's the exception to the rule.

There's always one awkward person who's the exception to the rule.

and his names Dave!