Migrated to UC from WTC

triskele

We just migrated to UC from WTC . Nightmare . I know it’s going to be a battle and it terrifies me .

Morgan_Scope

Hello @triskele. Have you received your first statement or are you at the submitting your claim stage?

triskele

we submitted everything on the 6th . Then got an email as a warning that a notification has seriously impacted your UC claim. Transpires it was the Carers allowance .

Morgan_Scope

That sounds correct, Carer's Allowance is deducted from your total UC award. Did you receive any other benefits or just WTC?

triskele

just WTC with severe disablement fir myself . Pip for me & my husband .

triskele

because they deduct the carers allowance it has made our income much less than it was . So it’s not the same as they implied it would be .

Morgan_Scope

You should then receive transitional protection bringing your total income to the same as what you were receiving on WTC @triskele. Have you reported being carers to UC when applying?

triskele

yes I told them we were carers but they said it was a deduction . I have heard nothing about transition protection from them

poppy123456

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/938694#Comment_938694

Carers allowance is deducted in full, you need to make sure that your UC also includes carers element. Can you please confirm if you've had your first statement yet?