Support group esa paid to landlord and fortnight payment

krj991

At what point would I declare in journal I am in esa support group and I want the housing part to be paid to landlord instead of me

Can I also get uc paid fortnightly instead of monthly

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OverlyAnxious

Hi,

You can put these things in the journal as soon as you have access to it.

You can be paid twice a month (not fortnightly), and should ask for that at the same as asking for rent to be paid directly to your landlord.

krj991

So i can put it in journal before confirm identity at job centre and before upload proof of housing??

OverlyAnxious

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1005715#Comment_1005715

Technically yes. Although you would probably need to remind them again if they miss or ignore it. I would still put the ESA support group part in the journal straight away.

You might prefer to wait until after your first payment to change to twice-monthly payments. Otherwise your first payment will only be for half of the monthly total, despite waiting 5 weeks from starting UC, which could make budgeting difficult.

krj991

It says this for commitments is this right for esa support group?

OverlyAnxious

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1005738#Comment_1005738

Yes, that's correct. 🙂