Dwp universal credit

Bostankhan22

Hi I need abit of advice as I reviewed the migration letter yesterday and have til 27th August 2025 as the deadline. Now in July I get three lots of esa payments, now can I wait til.the end of July to migrate over or do it sooner as I don't want to miss out on my esa payments. Than I'm thinking if you delay till July will my housing benefit stop and esa payments...so confused. Also when I do migrate I'm on esa in the support group..Will I need to attend the job centre or can I send my identification via online like a passport. Please someone advise.

Thankyou

Kimi87

When you apply for UC, ESA and Housing Benefit stop apart from one final payment (known as the run on payment).

Usual forum advice is to claim UC the day after an ESA payment, this helps to ensure the run on ESA payment is for the full amount.

Let your landlord know you are migrating, by the time your first UC payment comes through with Housing Element there will be 3 weeks arrears on the rent account and this will keep happening.

Occasionally a landlord is happy with that. Usually your options are to pay those weeks yourself week by week, or set up a payment plan to pay a little extra off each week until the arrears are cleared. Then each UC payment will put your account 4 weeks into credit.

You could also apply for a Discretionary Housing Payment if it would cause you financial hardship. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/claiming-discretionary-housing-payments/claiming-discretionary-housing-payments

There are online id verification options. If that fails you can ask for a biographical id check, this is a phone call where you are asked questions about your personal details that only you know. If that isn't possible, then you would need to attend the Job Centre in person.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-verify-your-identity-for-universal-credit

Bostankhan22

Hi all. I need some advice as I'm pip on hight rate for mental health. Now I had a gp appointment this morning regarding reducing my quitepine however still on flouting. It has not happened yet it will be in the next prescription and after 3 weeks I go back to gp and it will be reduced even more til it eventually stops. Now nothing has changed in my physical or mental health its exactly the same. I have a review of pip I'm waiting for the forms. Now will this affect my pip with the reduced medication and do I need to inform them even if nothing changed. Please advise. And also are pip still having backlogs as mine have been extended past two times. Thankyou

Bostankhan22

Hello can anyone tell me if my medication called quitepine is being reduced slowly than eventually stopped. Nothing I my health has changed and will continue to take flouxitine. I'm on pip for mental health hight rate. Now will this affect my award or pip even if nothing has changed. I'm waiting for my review forms as I'm due a review. And do I need to tell dwp pip that this is the case when they actually reduce it. And also do pip have backlogs for reviews as mine past two times has been extended without a review. Please advise. Thankyou

Chris75_

Your entitlement to PIP is not based on the quantity of medication you are prescribed.

Bostankhan22

Oh thanks Chris. So do I not need to tell them then.