Migration from ESA to UC

Proteus
Proteus Online Community Member Posts: 13 Connected
edited April 15 in Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)

Hi,

I did the migration to UC online about 3 weeks ago and on the journal thing it says I will find out what I'll be getting a couple days before my first payment is due, but that is all it says, nothing about what happens next when my ESA ends or anything.

The question I have is do I get a letter or something telling me I have moved over like I did when I moved from SDA to ESA years ago or not, I hate the idea of only finding out a couple of days before and knowing what I am officially claiming is helpful when collecting prescriptions etc.

Thanks.

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,357 Championing

    There should be a letter in the post at some point confirming the ESA has ended.

    Top tip, the UC payment statements are often available 1-2 days before the official due date.

  • Proteus
    Proteus Online Community Member Posts: 13 Connected

    Cheers.

    I have had another odd thing happen since I made this post, I got another payment for ESA. As I say this is odd as I what lead to believe that the last payment would be 2 weeks after I made the UC claim (would have been 2 weeks ago) and the deadline for migrating was 09/04 after which the ESA claim would end. So I'm wondering if this is normal?

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,357 Championing

    It's possible you were paid too much ESA in error. This used to be rare but is happening more frequently now that the rate of migration has increased.

    If that's the case it will be deducted from your UC award.

  • bumper55
    bumper55 Online Community Member Posts: 25 Connected

    I got 2payments then I found out I have been put in new style esa so that might be what you will be getting

  • Proteus
    Proteus Online Community Member Posts: 13 Connected

    Yep it looks like they have deducted both payments of ESA which is good I would not want to owe the government money.

    I have one question though, when I was asked to migrate over from ESA it said in the letter that the date I make the application to move to UC would be paid monthly on same date each month as it cautioned me to keep that in mind when i chose to make the move. Does this mean I will get payments going forward on the 19th of the month (when I applied/migrated) or the 25th (the first UC payment)? I ask just to clarify as the 1 month 1 week gap between applying and starting UC.

    Cheers

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 4,265 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1019678#Comment_1019678

    The wording of that is slightly confusing. You will get paid on the 25th of each month moving forward. (Except when it lands on weekend or bank holiday)

  • Proteus
    Proteus Online Community Member Posts: 13 Connected

    Sorry for the confusion, I was just lead to believe from the letters that the payments would be on the same calendar date as the one I made the UC application.

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 4,265 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1019685#Comment_1019685

    No it's not you, I meant the UC wording is confusing. My payments are also not on the date I wanted because of this.

    The assessment period starts on the day you make the claim, and ends on the day before that in next month. Payments are then made one week after each assessment period ends. So that will always be one week later than the day you made the claim.

  • Proteus
    Proteus Online Community Member Posts: 13 Connected

    Ah I see, you have just explained how it works far better than they have in the migration letter or on the UC portal.

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