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Would asking for a house exchange prompt a move onto UC?

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OSCAR1
OSCAR1 Community member Posts: 50 Courageous
edited June 2021 in Universal Credit (UC)
Hi I, m after some advice... me and my partner want to move a house exchange.. I, m in the support group of esa and get both enhanced rates of pip would I be asked to go on universal credit
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  • Popdiva43
    Popdiva43 Community member Posts: 170 Pioneering
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    hi,when i moved properties 2 years ago, i was transfered over to universal credit
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  • OSCAR1
    OSCAR1 Community member Posts: 50 Courageous
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    Sorry to ask but are you the same or worse off
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  • Popdiva43
    Popdiva43 Community member Posts: 170 Pioneering
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    abit better actually 

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  • OSCAR1
    OSCAR1 Community member Posts: 50 Courageous
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    Oh that's good to hear
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  • Popdiva43
    Popdiva43 Community member Posts: 170 Pioneering
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    i hope that helps

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  • Popdiva43
    Popdiva43 Community member Posts: 170 Pioneering
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    it can take up to six weeks to tranfer it,but they would give you an advanced payment,if you would need it
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  • OSCAR1
    OSCAR1 Community member Posts: 50 Courageous
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    Yeah I car, nt understand that if they can give you an advanced payment why car, nt they give you what your entitled two straight away
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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,010 Disability Gamechanger
    edited June 2021
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    As Mike says, it depends whether or not you are changing local authority. If you stay within the same local authority you can keep your existing Housing Benefit claim, assuming you have one, and simply provide details of the new tenancy. If you move to a different local authority your existing HB claim will end and you will not be able to make a new claim. If you then want help with your new rent you will have to claim UC which would end any income based ESA.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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  • calcotti
    calcotti Community member Posts: 10,010 Disability Gamechanger
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    OSCAR1 said:
    Yeah I car, nt understand that if they can give you an advanced payment why car, nt they give you what your entitled two straight away
    Because that’s how the regulations were written.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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  • Cher_Alumni
    Cher_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 5,741 Disability Gamechanger
    edited June 2021
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    @OSCAR1 Did the replies you received on this thread helped clarify your question?

    Just to let you know, I've moved your thread to our Universal Credit category and slightly tweaked the thread title to help others who may have a similar question in the future.
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