Do I need to have ID? UC Managed Migration
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Yes, that exactly what I advised in my previous comment. It does mean you’ll be waiting longer than 1 month for the full amount.
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Ahh, ok, thanks. Like I said, I'll give it some thought first before requesting it.
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Payments won’t always land in your account exactly 14 days apart - it’ll depend on the configuration of each calendar month. It’ll vary from month to month, you have to factor in weekends and any bank holidays.
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Sometimes, you’ll see a few extra days between each payment - it’ll be more like every 14-17 days. It doesn’t work like ESA payments, every 14 days. I’m on ESA and haven’t moved over but I’ll also be asking for my payments to be done to me on a twice monthly basis. I’ll also be asking for an APA. I can’t budget and will need payments more frequently than monthly.
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Okay it won’t be like the ESA structure, exactly every 14 days, but at the end of the day twice monthly is more frequent. It’ll still meet my requirements. When you can’t budget, smaller gaps between payments just makes life easier. I won’t have to wait a whole month for the next payment to be with me. I don’t want to be wishing my life away, wishing for a certain month to go by speedily just so the next pay day arrives.
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That’s great 😁 to hear ✅✔️☑️ - they absolutely can’t refuse my request for twice monthly payments when I migrate. That person who will be granting it doesn’t know me, he or she will just be a stranger. They don’t know me. They absolutely can’t think that I have excellent budgeting skills. Only I know what I’m like with money and I know I don’t have that ability to shift to a monthly frequency.
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The excellent ✔️✅☑️👌 Poppy told me that an APA on UC doesn’t work like ESA payments, landing in your bank account every 14 days exactly. It took me long enough to stop calling more frequent payments on UC “fortnightly”. 😂
I do apologise Poppy 👍, payments every 14-17 days will still be good enough for me. I don’t mind the few extra days. They’re still more frequent than monthly ✅✔️☑️.0 -
I’ll just have to do less with my life in those 3 weeks without any money after that 2-week run on payment from ESA, as much as I won’t want to.
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3 weeks is still a long time to go without any payment but I absolutely won’t be prepared to see my twice monthly payments be reduced for TWO, WHOLE years while paying back an advance/loan. I will want to see my twice monthly payments being paid to me in full when my migration is fully complete.
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My payments probably wouldn’t be reduced by much but I would much prefer to receive the payments in full, knowing that I’m debt free as well. Having debt is never a good thing. It is just as bad as having an unhealthy gambling 🎰 or alcohol 🍾🍺🍻🍷🍸addiction.
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Hi Nashota, I had the same problem and after a wait they sent someone out to verify some documents (I'm housebound). What they accepted with me was birth certificate (you can get a copy, that's acceptable), a recent bill (like your water bill, electricity etc), and a bank statement from a bank different to your current account bank (I had a credit card statement).
Here's a list of the main ones you can supply - they gave me this via the journal:
original (or certified copy from the registrar) birth or adoption certificates
Council Tax docs
life assurance or insurance policies
recently paid fuel or telephone bills in the claimant’s name
letter from an employer or a contract of employment
current bank or building society statements (6 months old or less) - if the bank card is used as primary ID, any bank statements must be for a different account
personal cheque book
current debit or switch card (unless used this as primary ID)
correspondence from HMRC
letter from a solicitor containing information which helps to establish identity
NHS medical card
Building society pay book
the claimant provides other strong identity documents - for example, official correspondence, solicitor's letters, utility bills
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It’s okay for these people who are in full-time paid employment and have the capability in them to manage their money from month to month. A month won’t feel like an eternity to them.
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But when you don’t have that ability, a month can feel like a long time waiting for another payment. It can feel like a near impossible task to stretch their money. To me, the gaps between the pay days are just as important as the amount you’re entitled to.
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That isn't true. I know of many working people who are always in debt because they can't manage money or budget well.
This really isn't about working people vs non-working people. Some people can manage money. Others can't. That is the same for people in work as it is for those on benefits.
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