Hi, my name is christian1973! How easy is it to transfer my benefits from the UK to NI?

christian1973
christian1973 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener
edited July 13 in Benefits and income

Hello everyone
I am moving to northern Ireland from England in a few months and currently get PIP, ESA and UC. I also have a motability car.
Does anyone know if I can transfer everything as a straight forward change of address when I get there and continue to get everything?
Thanks in advance

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  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 11,423 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Heya @christian1973 and welcome to the community.

    As far as I'm aware, it would just be a change of address, though I believe ESA would be migrated to UC straight away. I'd recommend speaking to the DWP, or the Dept for communities, which is the Irish version of the DWP.

  • christian1973
    christian1973 Online Community Member Posts: 2 Listener

    Many thanks

  • Passerby
    Passerby Online Community Member Posts: 1,013 Championing

    If you are receiving income-related ESA and move to a new address, you may be required to claim Universal Credit (UC). Moving to a new address or local authority is a change in circumstances, which can trigger the need to move from legacy benefits like ESA to UC. Therefore, you would receive a "migration notice" letter from the usual suspect.

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 5,190 Championing
    edited July 13

    Hi,

    As you get both UC & ESA, that must be New Style ESA, so will not be migrated to UC.

    The benefits should just be a simple case of changing addresses and providing proof of new housing costs to UC if applicable.

    I'm not sure how easy it is to import a car from England to NI now though. Might be worth contacting Motability to check how that works since Brexit.

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