Managed Migration from ESA SG to UC
Hi all I’m new here and just seeking some advice. I’ve been on ESA since 2016 was on it before but due to other circumstances I stopped it. I had an assessment in I think 2017 and hadn’t heard from ESA at all after the decision was made to place me in the support group.
I got the letter last night saying I need to switch to UC by May 4th so I did the claim online and am now waiting for a phone call as I think my confirm identity failed, not sure although that section is marked as complete in my journal.
I suffer with anxiety, depression, dyslexia, ADHD and Emotional Personality Disorder. I am also a big self harmer to the point when I meet new people or strangers I dig my nails into my arms and harm myself. I’m just really stressed now because I don’t know what to expect next. I’ve been researching online and I’m mainly find negative stories and I heavily rely on the £318.10 I get biweekly. I’m worried what the next steps are or if my money will be changed drastically or if I’ll need a new assessment and so on and all this stress last night caused a mental health flare up where I wanted to take my own life.
Can anyone advise me on what the next steps will be or alleviate any of my anxiety. Sorry if I’m just rambling I don’t explain myself well so apologies.
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Please see the advice I gave someone else today who is in the same position 🙂
I also had that phone call message after I claimed, the call never came and it's still showing on my account almost three years later.
If they need to speak to you they will generally book a timed telephone appointment.
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Hi @Ricky93, welcome to the community. Sorry to hear you're feeling stressed out by your migration notice, it's not easy to cope with changes and it can be a really unsettling time. We'll be sending you an email today so please look out for that. Kimmy's given some great advice already, I hope that helps you feel a little more at ease with the next steps.
One thing I will say is that sometimes you'll read far more negative stories than positive ones online. That doesn't mean that the positives don't happen, but people don't tend to talk about them as much as they're not looking for help with their claims. There are still lots of people who have had smooth transitions and found it was easier than they thought it would be, I hope your case is similar ☺️
Fingers crossed everything goes through smoothly and things stay nice and stable for you.
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Does this means my Confirm Identity was successful and did it say this on your “We will Ring you” to the to do list
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As advised I've had the same message on my account ever since claiming almost 3 years ago. I've never had an unscheduled phone call from them.
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okay sorry
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The phone call message is still on my to-do list as well. The only call I received was to agree to my commitments - which are to tell them of any future changes.
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thank you
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👍️
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That call would have been for your New Style ESA, which might not apply to OP.
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No I only get ESA SG that is all
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I got this message on my journal this morning can anyone explain what will happen.
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Seems like a first appointment is needed even though it says your ID has been confirmed.
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Sorry for all the questions it’s just my anxiety and mental health has gone very bad since I got the letter. Ain’t slept since Thursday
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ESA SG can be a mixture of both contributions based and Income Related. Many people that migrate across do not realise this and thought their ESA was all Income Related. If it’s part CB then that part will revert to New style. You would then receive ESA fortnightly at £276.40 and UC will top up your Income. The ESA would be deducted in full from UC as mentioned above.
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Before I made the migration claim I currently get £318.10 fortnightly so £159.05 weekly dunno if that clears anything up
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I quoted another member who I was replying to.
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That just tells me it’s Support Group rate without the SDP. If you are aged 25 and over then this means you will be financially better off by about £120/month by claiming UC because LCWRA pays more then ESA Support Group when it doesn’t include the SDP.
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Thank you for your, Help I just need to wait for an initial appointment of something now and then will see where I go from there
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just wanted to add incase it’s not been mentioned. I asked about transitional protection and it was confirmed I will receive but only for one year. Just thought I’d mention that here. I will update how my migration goes.
I got a message saying I can’t have a telephone call to verify ID but they will get me a quiet room so I don’t have to go into a crowded area and they have assured me it will be the only appointment I have to attend
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That is incorrect advice.
Transitional Protection lasts as long as it takes to erode entirely through the addition of new elements or the annual rises catch up to your TP amount.
How long it will last exactly varies from person to person.
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