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Hi, my name is yvon! Stressed about migration to UC
I'm have a biographical phone interview this afternoon 4 change Esa benefit to migration uc.and have a joint claim with partner but he works.A support worker did a calculator benefit check but apparently we won't get any help with housing benefit or tax,and they are going to halve my money from £647.00 to about £360.00…
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Hi, my name is Littleminx1972! Do I still need to provide a fit note after migration?
Hi, I've recently moved over from esa support group to universal credit, I received a message within my journal tell me that £427 would be added to my universal credit payment's? My GP gave me a 3mth fit note when I moved over to UC in September 2025, do I still need to provide another fit note when it expires in November,…
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Messages on UC Journal
Hi, I’ve started receiving messages on UC journal about invites to talk to someone about work and whether I’d be interested in looking at opportunities. They say the conversation won’t affect my LCWRA or PIP but I’m worried there is a trap in there. Has anyone else been receiving these messages on their journal?
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Universal credit LCWRA OR LCW
Hoping for a little advice. my friends son is 24 and has autism which means he is unable to work. He does get PIp but this was stopped due to not submitting the review forms back on time. However this is being addressed. the main problem he is having is that he gets UC and applied for limited capability for work. He went…
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3 months bank statements
Hi my partner and i have to go to the job center this week to verifier self's for UC the person who rang me said that i had to bring in a bank statement with the dates and amounts when i got my two backpays from DWP. I have looked on my UC journal and now its says the want 3 months bank statements of all five bank accounts…
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migration to UC from ESA
My problem is the same, I have completed all of the to-do lists, (not in order I did the banking one last) but I am afraid I still cannot locate the "NO CHANGE THIS" button, and I really need to go back and amend something very important. Can anyone help. See screenshot.
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verification phone call
Hi I have almost finished my online joint claim for UC, I understand I have to do the commitments, this was fri 17th oct , how long will i have to wait approx. for the phone call from DWP. i have got a few medical appointment's in the next few days I'm scared of missing the call. Thanks
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Migration ID Online
This is about Migration from ESA into the UC Support group. I wanted to ask please if anyone here has been allowed to have their ID processed via Online or Video? My Daughter is housebound and suffers with terrible depression and anxiety. It would be detrimental to her wellbeing if they were to try to force her to attend…
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Hi, my name is rw197! When will my LCWRA payment be and am I owed any back pay?
HHi I have recently been awarded the lcwra element of universal credit. I uploaded my first fit note on June the 16th 2025. I get paid on the 27th of each month and my assesment period is the 21-20th of each month.can someone please tell me when I am due my first lcwra payment and If im owed any back pay please. Thanks for…
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esa to uc
Hi I am the appointee for my son who is in the support group for e.s.a. income based ,I filled in the form on internet and had the phone call for i.d. everything went well and was told when he would get first payment and it was all sorted, now I received a letter fromE.S.A. saying he is on contribution e.s.a and will…
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ID and online journal
Moving over next week to UC, can I have a phone ID due to the fact that I'm having a pet scan tomorrow for cancer so unsure of the outcome. Also what sort of username do you have to have And the commitment what is that about, I'm in the support by the amount of esa I get now
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Housing element ,appiontee
Hi everyone last week I did the online form for UC for my daughter I had the migration letter . She on ESA support group hb pip She has her own bank account her rent was always paid to the landlord when she got ESA she's in council housing . How do I request for rent to go straight o her landlord do I wright it on the…
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I gave Universal Credit the wrong rent details by mistake, advice please
Hello, I recently migrated from ESA and Housing Benefit to Universal Credit. My rent is paid per calendar month. By mistake I told Universal Credit it was every four weeks. Housing Benefit is every four weeks which is probably why I made that mistake. I did send them my tenancy agreement and a letter from my landlord with…
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Money taken off first UC payment
Hi our son has moved from income related ESA support group onto UC. Everything is correct on his statement apart from a deduction of £60. He receives royalty payments and these can fluctuate but never above £350/£400, to zero on some months. We received his notification today for his first payment and they have deducted…
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My Mistake Claiming Universal Credit.
As an appointee for my son’s affairs with the DWP this is my position with his claim for Universal Credit. I have until the 27th November to finalise the claim, which gives me five weeks and a few days to do so, failing which the transitional protection will be lost at quite a sum of money. During a phone call I made…
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Debt relief order & budgeting loan
hi I have started a dro a couple months ago for debt. I had a universal credit budgeting advance written off because it was included in the dro. It has been updated on my uc account, just wondering if I can apply for another budgeting loan or not?
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will I go straight into LWCRA
I am waiting for a call from DWP to confirm my identity , I also have to do the commitment but I'm currently on ESA and in the support group ive been in the support group for years I also get SDP. on the form it says something about a work coach but i was on the understanding that I wouldn't have to do that with me being…
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migration from esa to uc
Hi all, just need a bit of advise I am currently migrating to uc from esa after receiving my migration letter, I received a letter today from housing benefit giving me my date of housing benefit ending but it states a natural migration ? I am confused as it should say managed, its Saturday I cannot call uc to clarify this,…
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Cant get through to EESA (Short version)
I have recently been told i have had to migrate to Universal credit , iwas tolld i had to attent an appointment or i would loose my benefits , i turned up as was told due to the money i had i would no longer receive any benefits or rent . The money i have is due to overpayments , so i was told i need to contact esa and pip…
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Volunteering
I am potentially wanting to try volunteering one day a week for a couple of hours at a local charity to help my mental health and build some confidence. I am on UC plus the basic PIP daily living and in the LCFW group due to my ongoing mental health problems. Do I need to let them know? I have not even started yet and have…