Esa to uc migration nsesa phone appointment

sophie2002

Im using my daughters email so sorry if its a bit confusing she needed help previously with uc , i will set my own scope email up later I just thought i could write on her posts for help hope admin dont find this confusing and if this isn't allowed please delete my post as I can't seem to remove it thankyou . Hi Me and my partner have just done the dreaded migration had the I'd phone call got an advance to help with rent etc statement due 26th July first payment due 30th July yesterday got message on partners journal for an appointment phone one on the 6th August for a review commitment app for new style esa so confused we were under impression he was on income related esa he's was in support group with disability guarantee can anyone tell me what the phone call will involve he's not very well and isn't the best on the phone we thought we would just be transfered over to uc with the lwrca also will we still get the lwrca this is all so confusing any help would be grateful if anyone else has gone through this

Kimi87

Please read through this thread for an explanation and reassurance:

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

The up to date figures are £281.10 a fortnight NS ESA & £609.05 deducted from UC.

sophie2002

This is so confusing my partner hasn't worked for many many years due to his disabilitys will we still be entitled to the lwrca element I've also put on form that I care for him I don't actually get money for this I've never applied for cares allowance on esa so this is all new to me on the nsesa commitments appointment what type of questions will my partner be asked obviously I will answer the phone as he doesn't like answering but he will talk to them if asked questions it's just so stressful for us both

Kimi87

Yes he will still get LCWRA.

Have you read through the thread I linked to?

The answers you are looking for are all on there, there is even a link to another thread which details what the call entails from a few people who have been through the process.

sammieb1974

Ok Thankyou I will have a proper look now

sammieb1974

My partner is on pip he gets daily living and mobility would I get carers element im not even bothered about money but I do care for him more than 35 hours a week

Kimi87

Yes you would get Carers Element, it's currently £201.68 a month and removes you from any work commitments.

That takes your claim up to the maximum for a couple which is:

1 x LCWRA

1 x Carers Element.

sammieb1974

How do you even get the carers element do u need to have an interview for this and obviously is there a time scale for this to be applied for I dont understand all this thankyou for the information so far it's been very helpful

Kimi87

You've reported caring for your partner when applying for UC, he already gets a qualifying benefit so Carers Element should be on your first payment statement.

That's all you have to do.

No interviews etc required.

However it is somewhat common for the first payment statement to be incorrect, so if Carers Element is missing you'd write a Journal note (using the payment option) flagging this.

sammieb1974

Thankyou for all this information is very appreciated

sophie2002

I've had 281 piund put in my bank account my uc statment isn't even up yet not till the 26th payments not due till the 30th also my partner has the nsesa commitments call on the 6th is this all correct we are very confused we migrated over on the 24th June had all our biographical I'd stuff but nothing since apart from the journal message my partner got for his commitment thing for ns esa as we migrated from esa support group with disability income guarantee I understand my partner should get lwrca can anyone work out what we hopefully should get if everything is on the statement and correct please

Kimi87

Unless UC need you to do something you won't hear from them apart from the monthly statements.

As advised New Style ESA is £281.10 a fortnight.

There is lots of information already in the thread I previously linked too that goes over what is normal when claiming both UC and NS ESA.

Citizens Advice have a Help to Claim service, they can do a calculation for you before your UC statement, and check afterwards the payment is correct.

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

It is somewhat normal for the first statement to be incorrect so don't panic if that happens, all it takes is figuring out what is missing and highlighting this to UC (via a Journal note).