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WILL I NOW BE MOVED OR FORCED ONTO UNIVERSAL CREDIT?

Hi. Could anyone please help me by answering my question?
I live alone and nobody claims any caters benefits for caring for me and I’m in receipt of ESA and I’m in the Support Group. I’ve been on ESA for 6 years, I applied for PIP in February 2020 and I had a Telephone assessment November 4th. I got the letter on November 30th saying I’ve been awarded PIP Enhanced rate for Daily Living and the standard rate for Mobility for the next three years. My award was backdated to February 2020 the date that I applied for it. Somebody told me I should be entitled to the SDP- Severe Disability Premium. So I rang up ESA Benefits department on December 17th 2020 and I was told over the phone that YES, I am entitled to the payment and that it will be backdated to the date I was awarded PIP Enhanced Daily Living Rate From. I still have not heard anything else about my SDP award entitlement since the phone call on December 17th. My question is about the rules that are changing at the end of this month about SDP & UC . Could someone please tell me if I will be forced to apply for UNIVERSAL CREDIT? because I’m now entitled to SDP along side my ESA Support group and my PIP payments?
I live alone and nobody claims any caters benefits for caring for me and I’m in receipt of ESA and I’m in the Support Group. I’ve been on ESA for 6 years, I applied for PIP in February 2020 and I had a Telephone assessment November 4th. I got the letter on November 30th saying I’ve been awarded PIP Enhanced rate for Daily Living and the standard rate for Mobility for the next three years. My award was backdated to February 2020 the date that I applied for it. Somebody told me I should be entitled to the SDP- Severe Disability Premium. So I rang up ESA Benefits department on December 17th 2020 and I was told over the phone that YES, I am entitled to the payment and that it will be backdated to the date I was awarded PIP Enhanced Daily Living Rate From. I still have not heard anything else about my SDP award entitlement since the phone call on December 17th. My question is about the rules that are changing at the end of this month about SDP & UC . Could someone please tell me if I will be forced to apply for UNIVERSAL CREDIT? because I’m now entitled to SDP along side my ESA Support group and my PIP payments?
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Yes it is Income related ESA that I’m on and I live alone and I do not have anyone who cares for me and nobody receives any Carers related benefits on my behalf. If they award me SDP from February 2020 and backdate it to that date to correspond with my PIP award date, does this mean that if I receive these SDP payments in a few weeks in backdated payments to Feb 2020 = Does this mean they can not force me to apply for UNIVERSAL CREDIT? Thanks