UC migration from esa

Please note, not everyone's ESA will revert to New style. Some people's ESA is just Income Related. I know mine for a fact is all Income Related so when I migrate across all of my ESA will end 2 weeks later.

It will only revert to New style if part of your ESA is contributions based but many people do not know this and when contacted they panic.

What's happened to your ESA, means before you were getting both Contributions Based & Income Related.

Many people don't know what their ESA claim is made up of until they migrate.

When someone is on both CB & IR ESA, upon migration to UC the IR ESA ends and is replaced by UC, the CB ESA converts automatically into New Style ESA.

You will still be in the Support Group for NS ESA & automatically receive the UC equivalent (LCWRA).

NS ESA will be paid separately from UC, fortnightly at a rate of £276.40.

This will be deducted in full (598.68) from each UC payment.

As UC is a monthly benefit and ESA weekly, the numbers may look wrong- but are correct.

You might get a letter or message mentioning work coach, medical evidence etc. Don't panic. The communication is generic, assuming the claim is a brand new one and not a transfer from the old ESA. Most of it won't apply to your claim.

You will need a commitments interview for NS ESA this is just a formality, your only commitment will be to keep them updated with any changes. It's usually done by phone and will be a very brief call.

£276.40/fortnight ESA but the deduction from UC will be £598.86/month. The deduction looks more than you receive but it's correct because there's 4.3 weeks in a month, not 4 weeks.

UC will then top up your income and be paid once a month. How much you'll be entitled to will depend on circumstances and what elements you'll be entitled to.

hi poppy how do we know if our claim is all income related esa, I've looked at my benefits uprating letter and it says income related, but I've seen so many people online shocked at receiving a letter when their migrating to uc saying they are actually on contribution esa too as a top up, when they thought they was just on income related, Do uc have to wait for esa to send them your details after you have confirmed your identity for uc to check if your fully income related or a mixture of both esa income related and contribution esa. or new style esa as it's now known? or will uc automatically know which esa your on before esa send your details?

Many thanks for the great help you give out on here :)

hi. i recently went to the job centre to confirm my id which was a struggle to do and now i’ve just had further letter asking me to book a appointment with my work coach at some point to talk about how my illness effects me and to accept my commitments.

i was previously in the support group for esa why are they telling me i have a work coach mad to accept my new style esa ? any help would be appreciated

thank you for the reply i still don’t understand why they are assigning me a work coach i mentioned when confirming my id that am in the support group for esa.

what is new style esa ?

am about 3/4 week into my uc claim now from the migration lettter. i received a letter today saying i’ve been given the work coach.

it says your esa will change to new style esa from _____

we will contact you to book an appointment that’s you must attend this will be with a work coach at the local job centre it may take place over the phone or face to face.

your work coach will explain what you need to do to complete your new style esa.