ESA for partner

[dada]

My husband is my sponsor and I'm on a spouse visa.. He has a long standing disability, cannot work and has been claiming ESA as a single person for years. He has been told he needs a re-assessment because he is now married. I looked at the form and it is very detailed. Will he actually get more if his wife earns nearly £40k a year and has savings over their specified amount, which is £5,500 - my savings are £10k. It looks like he might end up worse off applying as a married man. Is it mandatory to do so?
(Needless to say, I'm not claiming anything.. no child etc etc.)
Thanks

[Amber]

Is he in the WRAG or the Support group?

[dada]

Hi Amber,
He is actually still in the assessment stage and is waiting to be contacted for another assessment as he missed his previous one, in the meantime his payments are coming in.

[Amber]

Is the ESA contributions based or income related?

[dada]

Hi Amber,

Do you know if my husband can lose his (ESA) benefits because my spouse visa states that I am not entitled to public funds? This is what he was told on the phone today by a worker at DWP

I am now only working part time, less than 16 hours. His benefits (income related ESA) were stopped before on the basis that I was earning enough and working 40+ hours a week. Now that I'm working less and studying, can he be reassessed?

Thanks