Hi, a few years ago (2018 I think) I was placed in the support group for ESA (income related). I was advised to make a joint claim and my partner (now husband since 2022) claimed carers allowance. I also receive pip.
We’ve received the migration letter to move to UC but I’m worried. When we originally claimed my partner was healthy and had given up work to care for me & our little girl.
Since then he’s received a diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder (FND).
This can affect him in a number of ways including loss of speech, involuntary movements, can greatly affect his mobility and independence. Episodes of this can last a short time (1-2 hours) or even a few days at a time, then he’ll have good days. It massively fluctuates and is unpredictable. He still fulfils the carer criteria when he’s well. He’s suspected to have ASD but nothing has ever been assessed in an official capacity.
We’re migrating to UC & I’m not sure if disclosing his FND will trigger a work related assessment for him and all that comes with it, which could greatly exacerbate his symptoms. Does it mean disclosing this will mean we have to move from a joint claim to 2 separate esa claims. I’m not sure how this works and had a lot of help when initially claiming as I struggle with all the admin side of things and not sure what to put or do/say for the best. I don’t want to omit if it’s classed as lying, not sure what to do.
