Housing Benefit with ESA help!

PIPnewbie

@Adrian_Scope thank you

You guys are awesome!

PIPnewbie

@poppy123456

Sorry, I know I’ve just had great news for my partner, but onto the next hurdle.

She was due to find out what her UC payments will be on the 22nd but it’s suddenly changed to the 24th, with her first payment being bumped from 29th down to 28th.

Any reason for this?

 And considering she has not heard back regarding the housing from any decision maker, is that in the bag now?

poppy123456

The 22nd is a Sunday so that's most likely the reason why. No idea why the payment date is a day early but that's not a bad thing.

Can't answer the question about the housing element either but she'll find out for sure on the 24th because what she'll receive will be on her journal.

PIPnewbie

@poppy123456

Thank you ? 

Again, if you’re interested, I will report back!

(And just realised the 29th is also a Sunday!)

PIPnewbie

@poppy123456 @Adrian_Scope

Just thought I would let you and the rest of the group know that my partner just checked her Universal Credit account...

And during the same 7 day period she is informed she is getting Enhanced Mobility and backpay...

She is getting her full Universal Credit claim, with the LCWRA component included...

AND housing too!

Wow, I am overjoyed for her. What a turnaround in fortune.

Thank you so much for all your help guys.  I cannot tell you the relief to her and hopefully and improvement on her health this will mean.

Adrian_Scope

Hi @PIPnewbie! 
Sorry I haven’t spotted your query regarding the statements sooner. I know she’s received it now but I wanted to add that they updated the system last week to change the date it says the statement will be released to 2 days after an assessment period ends. They’ve not revealed why but I can only imagine it’s to give them a few extra days to process and stop all the queries asking where the statements are.

Anyway, I’m so glad to read her UC has been sorted too and they’ve included her full housing element and LCWRA! What a rollercoaster of a week the two of you have had!
As her payment day is on a weekend she’ll actually be paid on the working day before (so this Friday). 

poppy123456

Great news!

PIPnewbie

Adrian_Scope said:

Hi @PIPnewbie! 
Sorry I haven’t spotted your query regarding the statements sooner. I know she’s received it now but I wanted to add that they updated the system last week to change the date it says the statement will be released to 2 days after an assessment period ends. They’ve not revealed why but I can only imagine it’s to give them a few extra days to process and stop all the queries asking where the statements are.

Anyway, I’m so glad to read her UC has been sorted too and they’ve included her full housing element and LCWRA! What a rollercoaster of a week the two of you have had!
As her payment day is on a weekend she’ll actually be paid on the working day before (so this Friday). 

poppy123456 said:

Great news!

Thanks so much again for all the help  

For some reason they're taking £165 from her first payment because she got an ESA payment after her application.  I thought it would be the opposite where they paid an extra week on top of the monthly payment as she applied a week before the last payment date. 

Oh well, so long as she gets it fully from next month  

poppy123456

You're welcome.

Any payments of ESA received after she claimed UC will have been deducted from her first payment.

Chloe_Alumni

That's great news @PIPnewbie, thank you for sharing!

PIPnewbie

@poppy123456 I guessed so and it is just a one-off  

@Chloe_Scope thanks so much