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I think I've been receiving both IB and CB ESA. Help!

hughie1

I am in the process of migrating to universal credit. I always absolutely assumed I have been receiving income based esa and contribution based just never applied to me.

I get £318.10 every 2 weeks. I am in the support group.

Just now I stumbled upon a post on Reddit which now makes me believe I have been getting both ib and cb simultaneously.

In it the guy mentions something about receiving a p60 type document about tax or something, once a year. I can't be sure, but I think I might have.

The other clue is that he said those (only) on cb get the Christmas bonus. I got £328.10 the first week in December.

I thought I was just going to be migrated to uc and lcwra. Now I don't know. The post I came across mentions something about being on uc and new-style esa.

This is stressing me out. I thought I would now just be paid monthly.

Can someone please enlighten me.

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Kimi87

Do you also get PIP?

That also qualifies for a Christmas bonus.

A P60 would indicate your ESA is part CB based yes.

This thread here has the information on what happens when someone on CB +IR ESA migrates to UC:

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/130268/ive-already-moved-to-universal-credit-but-ive-received-a-letter-from-esa

tealhoneydew16

@hughie1 Hi I have just found out the same thing I've been in IR ESA Support Group them upon UC migration I found out mine was part CB ESA and that part will be going into New Style ESA and IR part of the ESA goes into UC calculations. This has been one of my hurdles to get over as I couldn't get anything confirmed in relation to this since Nov 24. The people on Scope I've found to be the best advice given on my part anyways and I wouldn't have known anything but reading the comments on here.

hughie1

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/990593#Comment_990593

Pip, no. Only esa.

Any idea why I was on both IB and CB?

Thank you.

Kimi87

If you ever worked, or never worked and claimed either the old Incapacity Benefit or ESA under special youth rules.

Kimi87

It's paid fortnightly, isn't means tested, and NI credits are Class 1 which can sometimes count towards other CB benefits.

Kimi87

If you got a migration letter then you have to move over.

Either your ESA is wholly or partially Income Based, or it's wholly CB and you are claiming another legacy benefit such as Housing Benefit.

Unfortunately the ESA letters are very difficult to understand, even for experienced advisors.

The only way to know for certain is call them and ask.

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