I am currently on ESA SG and in the middle of being reassessed.
I am as always worried about losing my ESA.
I am also due to be moving in with my partner in a few months
and as they earn over the threshold I will lose all money anyway
but at least if I am on ESA my stamp will get paid so I will still qualify for my pension in future.
If I lose my ESA it won't change the fact that I am currently unable to work but I won't get my NIC paid. I
s there anything I can do to get round this issue?
Could I for example become self employed and just pay my stamp myself it it wouldn't be too much money each month.
My plan is to become self employed anyway but I think it will be sometime before I can make an income.
My partners salary also takes us over the threshold for anything like tax credits
so I won't be applying for anything like that.
My partner knows the situation and is happy to support me financially,
the main issue for me is to still keep my national insurance contributions up
without being hassled by the job center or work programme.