My first payment is short

Lionesstiger74

After migrating from income based esa to UC , I have a dual claim part contribution esa and uc , I get my uc every 2 weeks because of mental health reasons I have totalled up the amount of uc and contribution based esa I am £80 worse of every 2 weeks ! Surely there is a mistake here

Kimmy87

CB ESA is £138.20 a week.

UC is a monthly benefit (even though your payment is split).

The calculation you need for monthly ESA is:

138.20 x 52 ÷ 12 = 598.86.

If you add £598.86 to both UC payments, are you still coming up short?

Lionesstiger74

My CB esa is 121 every week ? And 243 uc a month there has to be a mistake with this , it works put I am 80 short every two weeks

Kimmy87

You need to think monthly rather than weekly or fortnightly.

ESA is paid weekly and UC monthly, there are more than 4 weeks in a month.

To get a monthly figure for ESA you multiply by 52 then divide by 12.

If you add the result to your UC are you still short per month?

Jimm_Alumni

Hey @Lionesstiger74, first of all welcome to the community 😊 Hopefully we can help you out here. Can I ask if you received any disability premiums at all under income-based ESA?

There is a difference between ESA and Universal Credit in that ESA is paid every 2 weeks based on a certain amount each week, while Universal Credit is paid monthly. This can cause differences between months as 52 weeks don't neatly go into 12 months.

Have you tried putting your situation into a benefits calculator to see how much you should be getting/are eligible for? There is one at Turn2Us: Turn2us Benefits Calculator