ESA to Universal Credit Migration

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    What benefits exactly do you currently claim? Is the Severe disability Premium included in that claim?

  • sarge19846
    sarge19846 Online Community Member Posts: 26 Connected

    Hi I get esa income related and pip,standard rate,I'm not sure on sdp,I get £549 a month if that helps

  • mummabear1001
    mummabear1001 Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener

    I have just done the mandatory switch from income support premium rate over to UC and omg I have had nothing but anxiety since I started! They have requested fit note and luckily my GP did it straight away as I was distressed and now they are sending me UC50 capacity for work forms. I claim highest rate pip due to severe sight impairment and brain damage and still they are making me jump through hoops. I haven’t been able to stop crying and my mental health is being pushed even further because of this! I was told be an advisor this wouldn’t happen but it has and it’s a nightmare

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 4,505 Championing

    I answered you on another thread, I'm afraid the advice you got was incorrect.

  • mummabear1001
    mummabear1001 Online Community Member Posts: 13 Listener

    @Kimmy87 thank you I have just seen your reply 😊

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
  • Grissom123
    Grissom123 Online Community Member Posts: 114 Empowering

    When I did online application, I had to agree commitments (just to do stuff on to do list abx inform them of changes, and it says I have no work plan or anything), but will I have to sign anything else in person?

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    No, you will not need to sign anything in person. Agreeing to commitments can be done through your online journal, which you did.

  • Grissom123
    Grissom123 Online Community Member Posts: 114 Empowering

    Thank you, also, it is correct isn't it to say that you have health conditions on the application form? I know that esa will eventually send my details across, but in the meantime I won't get referred for a wca or anything? And i know if I do just to tell them it's not needed?

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    Yes, it is correct that you report having health conditions when you fill out the form. No, you will not need to provide a fit note, even if they ask, tell them it's not needed because you are in the Support Group for ESA. It will take a few weeks for them to send your details across but this is usually done in time for your first payment.

  • Grissom123
    Grissom123 Online Community Member Posts: 114 Empowering

    Okay thank you Poppy

  • Grissom123
    Grissom123 Online Community Member Posts: 114 Empowering
  • Grissom123
    Grissom123 Online Community Member Posts: 114 Empowering

    I just did my ID check at the Jobcentre. Was in and out in literally five minutes. If anyone else is doing theirs, I took in my bank card, latest bank statement, latest letter from esa and birth certificate, and this was more than enough. If you don't have any photo ID, try to take in these things if you can.

  • Grissom123
    Grissom123 Online Community Member Posts: 114 Empowering

    On my journal there's a message headed "other benefits affecting your universal credit" saying to contact office of benefits I am receiving to tell them I'm now getting UC. I'm assuming this is some kind of automated message? Or do i actually have to contact ESA?

  • Drausus
    Drausus Online Community Member Posts: 42 Contributor

    thank you so much for that information, the migration line tried telling me I did need photo id, this helps a lot

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 4,505 Championing

    Yes it's an automated message and no you don't need to do anything. ESA will know you've claimed UC as they will be asked by UC to confirm your award.

  • Drausus
    Drausus Online Community Member Posts: 42 Contributor

    it still amazes me that it takes around 2 weeks for UC to retrieve the information from the ESA systems! Are they using those old acorn BBC Micro computer systems from the 1980’s?

  • Drausus
    Drausus Online Community Member Posts: 42 Contributor
    edited February 3

    good luck!!! I hope your move to UC is not to stressful!!!

  • Drausus
    Drausus Online Community Member Posts: 42 Contributor

    il be aiming for a telephone claim also, I will find the online claim to overwhelming, plus I don’t want to feel like I need to check a journal everyday!

  • Drausus
    Drausus Online Community Member Posts: 42 Contributor

    completely understandable 🙂one wrong button and ‘oh dear’.