Migration Notice from ESA Support Group to Universal Credits
Hi,
I just received today on Sunday a migration notice to migrate to Universal Credits.
I am receiving ESA support group, won my case in the court in 2018.
I am receiving also Child Tax Credit and Housing Benefit.
I am single mum to teenager. My son was diagnosed with Autism in May 2024 so I made also claim for DLA for him. Still awaiting decision.
My migration notice stated dedline of 8th of November.
Please advice me how migrate with all my rights of ESA support group saved and protected? I know I have to do this before deadline but I want make sure that ESA will cooperate with UC without delay because I don't have any family in this country to support me financially in between payments.
Please advice.
Iza
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You will be entitled to the LCWRA element from the start of your claim. Once you submit your claim for UC your ESA and housing benefit (if you claim it) will continue for 2 weeks. Tax credits will end once you submit your claim for UC.
If any part of your ESA is contributions based this will continue but be deducted in full from any UC entitlement.
Once you submit your claim your first UC payment will be 1 month and 6 days later. You will then receive your money on the same day each month, unless payment date falls on a weekend on bank holiday and then it will be paid on the Friday before.
You can ask for an advance payment but this will need to be repaid back and your future UC payments will be reduced until it's repaid back.
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Hey @iza, I hope Poppy covered everything you weren't sure about? Let us know if there's anything you would still like cleared up. I know migrating is probably a bit of a worry, but migrating before the deadline is important!
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Thank you @poppy123456 , thank you @Jimm_Scope
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Hi @poppy123456, I wanted to ask about one thing in relation to migration process:
I made my transition and awaiting it to be to finalised transfer from ESA to Universal Credit. I received letter that my income related ESA stopped but contribution related will continue and the money will be deducted from Universal Credit. Is this standard procedures ?
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The contributions based will revert to New style ESA and yes it's deducted in full from any UC entitlement. You will receive ESA payments of £276.40 every 2 weeks and UC monthly.
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Hi @poppy123456, thank you very much for clarifying.
I was wondering as I thought everything will be paid under Universal Credit.
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You're welcome. That's because you thought all of your ESA was Income Related. Contributions based benefits are not part of UC because they are not means tested.
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Hi @poppy123456 , can I please message you directly about my Council Tax? I don’t want to share details on the forum.
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I'm really sorry but I don't give advice through private message because it's not something the scope team support and I really don't have the extra time to give any individual advice through PM.
Not only that, for council tax reduction all local Authorities have their own rules so I won't be able to give advice on that anyway. All I know is that usually it's based on your UC award.
Are you able to speak to an advice agency near to you? This link will help you find what's local to you.
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