Income-related employment and support allowanceThere are no amounts in employment and support allowance (ESA) for dependent children and, therefore, your ESA is not normally affected if your child goes into hospital. The exception is if you are entitled to CA and this stops. The carer premium (part of your income-related ESA applicable amount) stops eight weeks after your entitlement to CA stops (see here).1Sch 4 para 8(2) ESA Regs 1 Sch 4 para 8(2) ESA Regs »