ESA to UC

JustJem
JustJem Community member Posts: 66 Contributor
in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Hello I am currently on income related ESA and in the support group alongside housing benefit and PIP.

I'm planning to move soon from a different local authority/council and would have to claim UC anyway for my rent, would I be entitled to transitional protection or would I lose money if I moved without managed migration.

Sorry if it's confusing I just want to know where I stand.

Thank you.

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 59,054 Championing

    If your ESA includes the Severe disability Premium and you still live a lone or treated as living alone when you move house your UC will include SDP transitional Protection element.

    If it doesn't include the SDP then you will not be entitled to any TP. LCWRA for UC pays more than ESA Support Group in this case anyway.

  • JustJem
    JustJem Community member Posts: 66 Contributor

    Hi Poppy, yes I do get the severe disability premium of ESA.. just wanted to make sure where I stood on things that's all. :)

  • JustJem
    JustJem Community member Posts: 66 Contributor

    Hi Poppy, just following up on the ESA to UC. I am currently waiting to be migrated from ESA to UC through managed migration (haven't heard anything yet).

    If I was to move out of the local authority to a different one.. would I be more financially worse off even though I get the severe disability premium on ESA and get PIP? I've been told by some of the job centre advisors that I would be financially worse off... thanks.

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