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hotdog1960
hotdog1960 Community member Posts: 9 Listener
edited October 28 in Universal Credit (UC)

anyone know if you got to go on uc if your in the Suport group,

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  • Morgan_Scope
    Morgan_Scope Posts: 249 Online Community Team

    Hello @hotdog1960

    Some people in the support group will need to claim UC, while others will not. This depends on whether your ESA claim is income-related, contribution-based, New Style, or a combination of income-related and contribution-based.

    Do you know what type of ESA you are claiming?

  • hotdog1960
    hotdog1960 Community member Posts: 9 Listener

    thanks for your reply it’s esa and I get pip as well

  • Morgan_Scope
    Morgan_Scope Posts: 249 Online Community Team

    Do you get any other benefits like Housing Benefit? Or do you know how much your ESA is each fortnight?

  • hotdog1960
    hotdog1960 Community member Posts: 9 Listener

    will it say on there letter what I’m claiming as all I can see is esa

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 61,372 Championing

    On your ESA letters it will just have information about your ESA. If your ESA is more than £138.20/ week … £276.40 fortnight then at least part of it is Income Related, which means you will be migrated to UC at some point.

  • hotdog1960
    hotdog1960 Community member Posts: 9 Listener

    ps I’ve been on the sick for a long time do to bad health I do get extra money for my ill ness so not sure which one keeps you off of uc

  • hotdog1960
    hotdog1960 Community member Posts: 9 Listener

    ok thanks for your help

  • hotdog1960
    hotdog1960 Community member Posts: 9 Listener

    hi I get £481 every 2 weeks I don’t claim housing benefits

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community member Posts: 61,372 Championing

    Then at least part of that is Income Related, which means you will be migrated to UC at some point. As your ESA includes the Severe disability Premium please do not claim UC until you receive the migration letter.

  • hotdog1960
    hotdog1960 Community member Posts: 9 Listener

    ok thank you for your advice