Esa migration

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soph2509

So I made the claim for UC after I recieved the migration notice. As my Income related Esa and HousingBenefit was stopping.

I phoned ESA straight after I had made the claim for UC- to find out my payments due. However he rhymed off 4 or 5 payments at that point I stopped him and queried why as I should only have a 2week run on. But he said I was now going to be recieving Contribution ESA.

Im confused, I havent worked in 8years?

I rang them a second time a few days later and the different advisor even said the same thing

Kimi87

What's happened to your ESA, means before you was getting both Contributions Based & Income Related.

When someone is on both CB & IR ESA, upon migration to UC the IR ESA ends and is replaced by UC, the CB ESA converts automatically into New Style ESA.

You will still be in the Support Group for NS ESA & automatically receive the UC equivalent (LCWRA).

NS ESA will be paid separately from UC, fortnightly at a rate of £276.40.

This will be deducted in full (598.68) from each UC payment.

As UC is a monthly benefit and ESA weekly, the numbers may look wrong- but are correct.

If you get a letter mentioning medical evidence/work coach, don't panic. The letter is a generic letter, assuming the claim is a brand new one and not a transfer from the old ESA. Most of it doesn't apply to your claim.

You will need a commitments interview for NS ESA this is just a formality, your only commitment will be to keep them updated with any changes. If a face to face is booked, you can ask for a phone call instead as a reasonable adjustment.