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UC and starting work
Hi, I am on UC, transferred over from ESA this year. I am in the LCRWA group so get the additional health payment. I am thinking of starting working a few hours a week from next year. Possibly 8-10 hours per week, earning minimum wage. I know I have to report the change of circumstances. If I report that I have started a…
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Another Universal Credit question
Hello. I completed the ESA to Universal Credit migration claim form on Saturday, and am waiting to verify my identity at the Job Centre. I am in the ESA support group, but I noticed on the UC website under the "payments" section it says "You said your health affects you at work or prevents you from working. You might need…
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Hi I need help please. I got awarded LCWRA, am I entitled to any back payment please?
Hi, i just need some helping working out the 3 month period thing and if I’ll get any back payment please for LCWRA? I got awarded LCWRA on 29th August 2025 which I’m very happy about. My first fit note was accepted on 30th April 2025. My UC payment date is the 17th, which my first LCWRA payment has been addressed to that…
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Esa to uc
Ive recently sent my online claim for universal credit migrating from esa. How do i know how much ill recieve can anyone help please
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Pro rata housing payment for 3 week period only, prior to assessment
I believe there may have been some confusion in my Universal Credit decision, and I’d like an independent opinion. My situation is: My UC assessment period was 8 August – 7 September 2025. I was liable for rent and occupying my home until 28 August 2025. My UC award for that period included £0 housing costs element. In my…
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Hi, UC question
Hi, my daughter is 19 and we have been getting UC for her as she has been on a FE college course. Technically this ended on the 31st August so she made a claim for UC on the 1st September. However, our payments run from the 14th to the 13th of the month and even though she left half way through we have no entitlement for…
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Hi just some advice needed
so my appointee verify her Id and her bank account , and we received our security number for our uc claim , I was wondering what happens next ?
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Migration end date is 2 August and Transitional protection ends 2 September
The deadline for submitting my Universal Credit migration application is 2 August. I was informed by DWP that if I do not submit my application by that date, I would still have until 2 September to apply without losing my transitional protection. Could someone please confirm this please? I’m feeling very anxious and want…
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Hi, my name is stuk1412!
Hi, I was awarded enhanced mobility on adp. I received the decision 2 weeks ago. When I claimed for adp in November I was in receipt of ESA. I moved from esa to uc in June. By moving to uc have I now lost all the severe disability premium I would have gotten from november to June in esa. Also will I still get transitional…
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Universal credit carer and pregnant
Hi wondering if anyone has any help or advice. Me and my partner claim UC he is disabled (LCWRA) and I am his carer and claim carers allowance and not in employment. We also have 2 children. Im currently pregnant and experiencing in December. I’m confused when I inform UC as me being pregnant doesn’t add anything as I’m…
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ESA to Universal Credit migration problem
Hello. I submitted my ESA to Universal Credit migration claim today, with the Job Centre saying they'll contact me in two or three days to verify my identity. However, I made a mistake in the health section of the form. Due to the worry of the whole transition process, I forgot that I read a few weeks ago that the…
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UC Review
Hi there, myself and my partner have a joint universal credit account. Last year we were asked to do a review, which basically meant we show them our last 4 months of bank statements which we did and then received separate phone calls to ask about any unusual bank payments or transfers which there wasn’t so everything…
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Statement
Usually, in payments, it will tell me when my next statement is going to be ready. I've had a lot of problems with the wrong money - but finally thought it had been sorted last month. I get paid bi-monthly and am due my second payment of the month, next week. I have always had it saying in "payments", the date of when my…
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UC migration online form or telephone ?
Hi ive got to migrate over from ESA support group to UC by the mid November. Are we better doing it over the telephone or doing it on the online form please ? I heard that there can be issues if its done over the phone .
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Jobcentre interview
Everything when well at tthe jobcentre yesterday, my appointee show her I'd and bank card , and today we received our personal security number , so fingers crossed everything is sorted :) thank you for all the great advice
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People Plus
Hi I was wondering if anyone had any advice I suffer with my mental health and I look after my partner who has health problems and my child who is 3 I am waiting to be assessed for limited capability for work and work related activity but they want me to start taking courses which is going to be really difficult for me as…
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esa to universal credit
Hi, I am a male, 64 years old and have been in the ESA support group for 8 years now due to a disability. I have just filled in the form to migrate to Universal Credit. Today I have received an email saying I have to go to an appointment at the job centre next Monday. I am very worried about this as I am not good with…
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Lcwra
I was awarded this on the 10th june2025, I have been providing fit notes with no gap from 8th February 2025, I am wondering when I will receive payment and I am informed backdated payments is with a decision maker, I usually get paid on last day of the month
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Ignore this
Bah, found what I was looking for, but now I can't delete this, only edit it.
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Help and advice needed : Migration notice received
I am receiving ESA and PIP, I am in the support group of ESA and have been since the initial assessment. The migration notice arrived today and I have looked online but am now even more anxious than when I opened the letter Back when we were getting the cost of living payments, I was told that my ESA was both income…