Employment and Support Allowance

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility National Insurance criteria for Employment and Support Allowance to people who have paid National Insurance contributi

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1. 25 March 2024

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility National Insurance criteria for Employment and Support Allowance to people who have paid National Insurance contributi

   Source: Commons

2. 19 April 2024

   Answer

   New Style Employment and Support Allowance (NS ESA) is a benefit for individuals with a limited capability to work based on the individual’s recent National Insurance (NI) record. Normally, to be entitled to NS ESA, a claimant has to satisfy two NI condit...

   Source: Written answer

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