Esa to universal migration letter

Tilly50

Hi people just some advise please really ,me and my partner are having to do the dreaded migration but the 3rd July I would like to leave it till around my last payment on June 24th maybe claim same day not sure what to do ,my issue is my partner is on esa support group not sdp but he has a disability allowance on the letters we get 229 per week now but I'm not his carer but I do help care for him as he's really ill but I don't claim anything myself , I've had to send a replacement provisional licence as he has no photo Id and he doesn't have a bank account it all goes in mine his esa and pip I know we have to do separate claims then join together with a link but if we get the transitional protection I don't have an illness I'm quite depressed but haven't gone to doctors will they make me look for work even if I care for my partner sorry for such a long post

Kimi87

If he gets Daily Living PIP when applying for UC you can report being his carer if you care for him over 35 hours a week.

Remember to add everything up not just physical care tasks, shopping, admin issues, sitting with him etc.

This would entitle you to receive Carers Element on the claim and remove you from having any work commitments.

Here on the forum we recommend claiming UC a day after an ESA payment, to help ensure the final payment (known as the run on payment) is for the full amount.

If you'd like help Citizens Advice have a Help to Claim service, they can support you before, during and after your claim.

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

Tilly50

He's on pip and gets daily living and the other one both standard rate it's on his pip notes do I do this when we migrate over as even though I care for him I've never been paid to care for him I just do it as a partner will they come as assess us when I say I care for him don't know how all this works I've been with him years and just helped him like a partner does were not married though

Kimi87

Yes when you make the application you would report being his carer. No assessment, your declaration and his PIP award will qualify you for the Carers Element on the claim.

It's possible you yourself might have one Job Centre appointment but that would be it, once you are all confirmed as a carer you won't have work commitments.

Tilly50

So even though I care for him now and I don't get paid at all his pip would be enough ,is there a part on the form we're I say I'm his carer nd that hes on pip ,he's just recently done his pip review and he's still been awarded till 2027 he didn't even have an assessment they did paper based again

Kimi87

Yes you would qualify for Carers Element under UC.

There is a section on the form called "Caring for Someone" where all the relevant details can be entered.

Tilly50

Thats great thankyou so much does my partner have to put anything on his that i care for him or is it just me that puts it on my claim obviously then join the claims together at the end also they want 2 forms of id i have a provisional licence so does my partnerhe doesn't have a bank account as all benefits go in to my account for obvious reasons that i care for him what other id woukd they accept of him he doesnt have and phone contracts he usually gets a p60 every year from benefits were just waiting for that and what other id do they accept for me or my partner i dont want to have to have to take him down to job centre if i can help it im not bothered if i have to go i can get someone to watch him hes just not good at the moment hes just rencently been diagnosed with copd ,emphysema and drop foot