I discovered, after much research trawling through the internet, that my monthly State Pension of £921.00 would result in the whole of this amount being reduced in the UC award. I anticipated that we would only receive perhaps a pittance more in UC if we continued with the claim and therefore thought it best to end it. I would prefer to receive my State Pension from which my rent and other bills will be paid, leaving us with little money tio exist on, rather than perhaps a little more, if any at all, in UC payments.
If, two months ago, I knew what lay ahead I would never have initiated the joint claim. I feel a sense of relief that an end has been made of this nightmare.
The upshot of this gross injustice is that my wife and I will lose £360.48 fortnightly ESA (in my wife’s name) and the housing benefit of £508.00 monthly. A huge financial loss of £1.228.96 monthly. Or £14,747.52 yearly. The managed migration (that should be “forced migration”) to UC will ruin us financially and has has a detrimental effect upon our already precarious health.
I will write to my MP, Age Concern, et al in the hope something can be done about this appalling matter for the benefit of others, particularly the elderly and disabled. My heart goes out to all who find themselves in similar circumstances as my wife and I.
