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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 4,846 Championing

    You already receive UC so there is no need to migrate. You also receive New Style ESA alongside your UC.

  • stuartperry
    stuartperry Online Community Member Posts: 56 Contributor

    Limited capability for work and work-related activity

    this title above used by UC is given to both groups work related and support group from ESA?

    and it gives the same amount of payment also

    bit confusing

    I do remember in the old ESAthe two groups and I'm pretty sure they paid differently

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 4,846 Championing
    edited April 10

    That's not correct.

    Limited Capability for Work is the WRAG equivalent and only pays extra money (£158) if the claim began before April 2017.

    Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity is the SG equivalent, and pays the amount you got.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 5,059 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1014969#Comment_1014969

    But if you on uc already you already moved over to uc I'm so confused by it All

  • stuartperry
    stuartperry Online Community Member Posts: 56 Contributor

    https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit/what-youll-get

    according to the website, I'm getting a little bit less than its states?

    would you say that's correct?

    honestly this whole process is really stressing me out

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 4,846 Championing

    The benefit rates just went up for 2025/2026 on the 7th April.

    Your payment was correctly for the old rates 2024/2025.

    You have to have a whole Assessment Period after the changed rates for the increase to apply.

    My AP is 26th to 25th.

    26th March - 25th April, paid 2nd May at old rates.

    26th April - 25th May, paid 2nd June, new rates.

    You'll still get 12 payments at the new rate, some people like me just have to wait a bit longer for it to start.

  • stuartperry
    stuartperry Online Community Member Posts: 56 Contributor

    @Kimi87 thank you so much for clearing a lot of things up for me

  • Grumpy1314
    Grumpy1314 Online Community Member Posts: 132 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1015039#Comment_1015039

    I am able to claim all three benefits, been on them all for a good few years. I’ve spoken to ESA and they said I won’t be on the migration list due to me being in the Support Group based on Earnings. All three benefits keep my head above water months by month.

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 4,846 Championing

    Only Income Related ESA migrates to UC.

    You don't get IR ESA, and already get UC, so of course you won't need to migrate in future.

  • stuartperry
    stuartperry Online Community Member Posts: 56 Contributor
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1015641#Comment_1015641

    are you getting contribution based ESA?

  • Grumpy1314
    Grumpy1314 Online Community Member Posts: 132 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1015643#Comment_1015643

    to be honest I am not certain due to my short term memory issues due my long covid. But I know my ESA is protected, my UC is safe and my pip won’t be looked at until 2027.

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