Chapter 4: Employment and support allowance
This chapter covers:
1. What is employment and support allowance (
here)
2. Who is eligible (
here)
3. Limited capability for work (
here)
4. Amount of benefit (
here)
5. Claiming employment and support allowance (
here)
6. Challenging a decision (
here)
7. Other benefits and tax credits (
here)
Basic facts
– Employment and support allowance (ESA) is for people who are assessed as having limited capability for work because of their health or disability.
– There is an income-related and a contributory ESA.
– Part-time students who have limited capability for work and full-time students who get disability living allowance or personal independence payment are eligible for income-related ESA.
– Part-time and full-time students can claim contributory ESA if they have paid sufficient national insurance contributions.