Can self employed people claim contribution based ESA if they are ill ?
Thank you for any advice.
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No
He's not employed.
But he can claim another, similar benefit. Visit the JobCentre (depending on his fitness, obviously).
I'm not sure whether it has changed but the self employed can certainly claim.
Contributions based ESA is not means tested. But if you don't qualify by reference to your Class 2 payments, you are only entitled to means tested ESA. It is known as income based ESA but in fact it is subject to a capital means test as well. You get nothing if savings are over £16,000.
Google Turn2Us ESA for a decent summary.