SDP backpay and UC transition.

NeuroEve
NeuroEve Online Community Member Posts: 32 Connected
in Benefits and income

Hi can anyone advice on how are what the rules are when you migrate from ESA support group to Universal Credit after a large payment for backdated SDP. Our son has been awarded £22500 for backdated SDP and we are wondering if this will be affected when he migrates from ESA to Universal Credit. The gentleman who contacted me said a letter will be coming out that states it will be disregarded for the lifetime of the ESA award as it was an error on DWP side. But will this continue when he migrates and will it cause any issues.

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  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 4,461 Championing

    Hi,

    It will continue to be disregarded for the lifetime of the UC claim as well.

    However, I would expect it to cause a bit of additional hassle with the migration. UC will most likely want to see bank statements and the letter as proof of it being DWP error.

  • NeuroEve
    NeuroEve Online Community Member Posts: 32 Connected
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1026369#Comment_1026369

    Thanks for the reply, how many months bank statements would they require. Things have been a mess as for all I am his appointee his PIP payments always went into my account as he was on DLA as child then went over to pip. But when he was 19 he applied for ESA without my knowledge and his ESA money has always gone into his own account which is something I have never had any control over. I have recently got a new account with joint names ready for when he transfers to universal credit. He has mental health problems, learning disability and memory issues so god knows what his account looks like. As he refused to make that one a joint account.

  • mix_dage
    mix_dage Online Community Member Posts: 81 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1026410#Comment_1026410

    hi @NeuroEve, it’s odd as his appointee that he was able to apply for Esa without your knowledge. DWP should be writing to you directly.

    https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/becoming-an-appointee
  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 4,461 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1026410#Comment_1026410

    The bank statements will need to go back to the point where he received the back-payment. They just need to confirm the exact amount and prove that it hasn't been spent since.

    He will need declare all savings that he has access to when starting UC. Not just the joint account. So if the ESA has been mounting up in his own account, that will also need to be declared.

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