Very worried about how UC migration will work

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kittyruth

I am very worried about how UC migration will work. I am in the support group, get ESA and PIP but only the care component. I also have help from the council and employ my own P.A. I get housing benefit and also get council tax. I have no savings and have finally got my finances sorted and bills all paid on time and not in arrears for anything changing to U.C. is very scary and have been waiting for a few weeks from the benefits advisor my adult care social worker told me would telephone. I have been wanting to figure it out myself, am new here and am feeling very very doubtful and unconvinced I will manage it and will end up in a big financial mess again. I am due to have this sorted by 21st March and if I don't figure it out soon myself fear I will end up homeless again because I will have no way to pay my housing or my bills. I think my money is going to be cut but don't know. Please can the lady who has been advising others help me. I am in London and no have no family here at all who can help and my P.A. does not know how to claim benefits.

moosee

Citizens Advice have a special Help To Claim service, by phone or online. They can advise you. They help with migration not just new claims.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/universal-credit/claiming/contact-us-about-universal-credit/

"You can contact an adviser through our free Help to Claim phone service. Advisers are available 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday:

England: 0800 144 8 444"

You can also apply for for an advance payment: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/universal-credit/claiming/get-advance-payment/