Contributory esa to universal credit

nuttybiker74

good afternoon all,
looking for help please ?
was told 2 weeks before Christmas that my esa was stopping even though it wasn’t meant to stop until 30th December 2018
had the work assessment and they found me fit for work????
i have osteoarthritis,herniated disc in lower spine and severe depression. I also have a 2 year old daughter.
i did the mandatory reconsideration and they changed me to the wrag group of esa. 
Ive been put on universal credit and now they are saying I need another assessment and fill out another form ?
I’m getting so worked up again and can really do without this bloody nonsense.

poppy123456

Hi,

They should honour that decision and place you into the relevant group for UC which is LCW. You need to put a note on your journal to ask them to contact ESA because you were placed into the WRAG after the MR decision.

nuttybiker74

Thankyou so much
i have left a note on my journal today. I’m going to ring them also!
its an absolute minefield ?

poppy123456

You're welcome. Yes, indeed it is. When was the decision made for the MR?

nuttybiker74

Hi poppy
just spoke to a guy in uc. He said they haven’t had paperwork from esa and I’ve got to take the mandatory reconsideration letter  into my job centre in the morning. 
My account should then be sorted!

poppy123456

Glad you're getting it sorted. It can usually take a while for ESA to send paper work across. Strange really because it's all part of DWP.

nuttybiker74

Especially with the technology today ?

stree

I think you are being misled:

I think your next move should be an appeal re the ESA and not jump straight into UC.

See the following link, may be applicable to your case.

https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/44580/contributory-esa-and-universal-credit-one-big-confusing-mess

poppy123456

stree said:

I think you are being misled:

I think your next move should be an appeal re the ESA and not jump straight into UC.

See the following link, may be applicable to your case.

https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/44580/contributory-esa-and-universal-credit-one-big-confusing-mess

@stree Please re-read the thread. UC has already been claimed and going back onto ESA is not an option once it's been claimed. Thankfully the MR decision went in their favour. UC will now honour the ESA decision and place nuttybiker in the LCW work group for UC.

stree

Ah, I thought the process had just begun. Ta for pointing out the situation.

nuttybiker74

Thanks all for your help ? just need this stress to end now