Hi, I Have been off nearly a year and my ssp stopped mid july, I put in my claim for pip and new style ESA contribution based 6 or 7 weeks ago filling out the pip form and the UC50 form which ive heard nothing back from them yet about any award ( I did have a phone appointment with a work coach and received a letter saying all I have to do is notify her of any change in my condition) -nothing from dwp yet 4 weeks gone by. , At that stage I didnt open a UC account as Im still getting full Pay from my employer until December, so November will be my last sick pay payment. CA advised me I can claim UC but its not worth doing now as they said my full sick pay from my employer will wipe out all I would get from any UC payments. They did do calculations for me after asking about incomes etc and it would be a great improvement over the ESA amount , though i dont even know if I am to be awarded that yet ?. Currently I have about £12,000 total in my bank accounts but that includes my current account which would obviously drop by £2000 a month as soon as my firm stop paying me due to my costs of living. When should I apply for UC ? would it be best to wait until after I get my last salary from my employer ? Also, as I have already filled out the UC50 form (50 pages of 99 questions) would that have to be done again as I only sent it off 6 weeks ago, or will they use that to assess any UC claim I may submit. regards.
