Hi just thought I’d give a bit of my experience in migrating over to UC from ESA.
I received a letter early January 2025 to apply for UC by April the 1st.
I was really stressing about this and at first was going to delay applying for as long as possible. Having understood that because I do not get Sdp I probably would be better off applying straight away. I completed the application online and it was pretty straightforward. I only had a passport as i.d and had the option to also answer questions about credit cards and mobile phones.
I did look at my credit report a little while ago in preparation for this because my memory is appalling, this did in fact come in handy as when I was asked when I took out or renewed a phone contract I already had the information at hand.
I also had to sign the commitment with a click online. Everything was accepted was informed that I should get a statement in March about how much I will be paid hopefully.
I just wanted to say that it’s not as bad as I was expecting and I’m not sure if I will be contacted by the job centre yet but honestly at the moment I am too sad about my cat that just died. He was 14 and nothing feels the same 🥲
