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Are refund of care fees counted as capital for income-related ESA
Hi
I have a client who was incorrectly charged care fees as the care should have been funded by NHS 117 funding. The client has now been refunded a sum over £16000.00. Does this money count as capital for income-related ESA?
Thank
Yes, I don’t know of any way it could be considered anything other than capital and, there being no relevant disregard, it will impact on ESA (IR) entitlement