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Hi, my name is acvarl! I have migrated from esa support group to universal credit, I got a payment..

acvarl

hi I have migrated from esa support group to universal credit, I got a payment from esa on the 2nd may which I thought would be my last payment before I got universal credit on the 23rd may ,I received a smaller payment from esa on the 16th of may which i didnt think i would receive, I checked my journal for universal credit on the 17th may, and I'm very confused because I will not be getting any payment for a month, I will get a payment for my my rent but this is a smaller amount very concerned , please

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Kimi87

If ESA is being paid at £281.10 a fortnight, please read through this thread (click on the purple text View Post).

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

Is there something missing or incorrect from your first UC payment statement? This is very common.

If you decide to post a screenshot please make sure all personal details are blacked out.

acvarl

Your payment this month is£0

This will be paid by 8pm on 23 May 2025

What you're entitled to

Standard allowance

£628.10

You get a standard amount each month. You said you're in a couple

Housing

£502.02

Need help understanding your housing?

You said per month the total rent for your property is £502.02.

We can pay your landlord £450.**** towards your housing.

Carer

£201.68

You said that s caring for someone.

Transitional protection

£88.91

You get this because of other benefits you were on before you moved to Universal Credit.

The payment will continue until you have a significant change of circumstances.

Total entitlement before deductions

£1,420.71

What we take off (deductions)

Other benefits

We take money off your payment

As this is an average of other benefits that you're continuing to claim

Employment and Support Allowanceminus‑ £609.05

Carer's Allowanceminus‑ £360.97

Money, savings and investments

minus‑ £0.00

We have taken £0.00 off your Universal Credit payment

You must tell us if this changes so that we can pay you the correct amount on time.

The first £6,000 of your money, savings and investments does not affect your payment. If you have over £6,000 up to £16,000, every £250 reduces your Universal Credit by £4.35. For any remaining amount that is not a complete £250, a further £4.35 is also deducted.

Payment to your landlord

minus‑ £450.****

We currently pay this to your landlord towards your rent.

!WarningThis payment will not cover all of your housing costs.

Total deductions

minus‑ £1,420.71

Kimi87

The ESA deduction is correct, please see previous advice.

The Carers Allowance deduction is correct.

They've missed off the LCWRA element for the person receiving ESA, this would add £423.27 to your award before deductions.

It's not the first statement I've seen with an ESA deduction missing the corresponding LCWRA element, which is absolutely ridiculous.

You need to add a Journal note, using the payment option, stating that LCWRA element is missing from your statement.

Once it's been sorted a letter will be added to your Journal, stating the amount owed due to underpayment. Payment will then be sent within a few working days.

With regards to your rent, I'll need to ask quite a few questions to advise correctly.

Do you rent privately or through social housing?

How many bedrooms are there?

Does the disabled person receive regular and frequent overnight care from someone that doesn't live there?

Are there any reasons relating to disability/health meaning that you cannot share a bedroom with your partner?

Is the Housing Element award similar to your previous Housing Benefit payment?

acvarl

hi we rent through social housing, there are 3 bedrooms, I do not receive overnight care, and the housing benefit was the same amount, I also share a room with my

Kimi87

It seems like the Housing Element is correct if housing benefit was the same, it's just the missing LCWRA element that is incorrect with your statement as far as I can see.

acvarl

hi thank you for your help , can you explain what the transtransitional payment of £89.91, is for ,

Kimi87

Transitional Protection is added if your total UC award is lower than legacy benefits at the time of transfer.

So it tops up your UC award to match previous legacy benefits.

This does erode over time as other elements go up or new elements are added.

Eventually TP will be zero.

A good example of how TP works is here:

https://www.turn2us.org.uk/get-support/information-for-your-situation/universal-credit-uc-transitional-protection/when-will-my-universal-credit-uc-transitional-protection-end

acvarl

hi thank you for your help, I have done a journal note for universal credit, will esa stop or will I have to sort this , sorry still not sure on this

Kimi87

You don't need to do anything.

If you read through the thread I linked too, that explains what happens after UC migration when the previous ESA award was both Income Related & Contributions Based - many only find out this information after migration.

acvarl

hi I would like to say thank you so much for helping me yesterday and explaining it all , I have now been given a payment and they are paying all of my rent, they have added LCWRA element to my statement , now and explained they are experiencing a backlog from me being on esa to going to universal credit, thank you