Migration to Universal Credit

Benboyffion

Hi hoping for some help if possible. We have received a migration notice and can’t work out the following

If our new claim to UC was made and our child tax credits stop from that day , for the 5 weeks we don’t receive CTC does this get added to our first payment as an extra amount because we were entitled to it in that 5 week period and also I would be missing a ESA payment during this time too? I’m so confused and hope I’m making sense lol

Thanks in advance

Ben

poppy123456

Once you submit your claim for UC your tax credits will end completely and you'll receive no further payments.

No, your UC will not include tax credits payments because that will have ended so no further payments as there's no further entitlement once it ends.

Your UC will include the child element, which replaces child tax credits.

Any Income Related ESA you're claiming will continue for 2 weeks and then stop. If any part of your ESA is contributions based this continues as normal but will be deducted in full from any UC entitlement. Housing benefit also continues for 2 weeks, if you claim this.

Your first UC payment will be just under 5 weeks after you submit your claim and this will be for 1 month because UC is paid 1 month in arrears.

You can request and advance payment but this needs to be repaid back and your future UC payments will be reduced.

JF7891

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/907127#Comment_907127

I am in a similar situation, I just transitioned voluntarily from ESA (Support Group) to UC, I got approved for an advance of the full amount, to pay the bills. However since I have debts with the utility company and BNPL, I am hoping I can shift my high-interest to the governments non-interest this way… in order to keep the costs down so I can even afford to eat… Am I thinking right, that this advance will be on top of the regular payment? Logically it makes sense to me, however humans are nasty, especially politicians, and they might not. Something is hinted on citizen's advice, saying that you can only get max the full monthly amount in a month as an advance once, but since my first payment is like a week after the advance, and in the same calendar month, could the government just interpret that willy-nilly in their favour?

JF7891

Cause otherwise this would mean, the government charges an interest of 4% for this advance… Which makes beyond no sense at all to me.

JF7891

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/910169#Comment_910169

That would be against the constitution of the United Kingdom and a human rights violation right?