The Universal Credit Bill becomes law. Here are the changes to disability benefits you need to know

@Catherine21

AI Overview

Is ESA contribution based legacy benefit ending?

Answer

AI OverviewYes, "income-related" Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), a legacy benefit, is being phased out and replaced by Universal Credit. However, "New Style" or contribution-based ESA, which is based on National Insurance contributions, is not ending and can still be claimed alongside or separately from Universal Credit. 

@Catherine21

ESA, both contribution-based (New Style ESA) and income-related, is being moved to Universal Credit (UC) through a "managed migration" process. While New Style ESA will continue to exist alongside UC, income-related ESA is being replaced by UC. Claimants of income-related ESA, or income-related ESA with Housing Benefit, will need to claim UC. Here's a breakdown:

• Contribution-based ESA (New Style ESA):This is not being replaced and will continue to exist alongside UC. You can even get it at the same time as UC, though it may affect your UC payment. 
• Income-related ESA:This is being replaced by UC. If you are receiving income-related ESA or income-related ESA with Housing Benefit, you will be asked to claim UC as part of the "managed migration". 
• Managed Migration:The DWP is sending out "migration notices" to those receiving income-related ESA, informing them that they need to claim UC. The process is ongoing, with the aim of completing the migration by a certain date. 
• Test and Learn:The DWP is also conducting a "test and learn" phase, where a smaller number of claimants are being asked to move to UC to inform the process. 
• ESA with Housing Benefit:If you are receiving income-related ESA with Housing Benefit, you will also need to claim UC to replace those payments. 
• Northern Ireland:While this information focuses on England, Scotland, and Wales, the process may differ in Northern Ireland. 

You will receive a migration notice if you need to move to UC. It will clearly state that it's a migration notice and will give you a specific date by which you need to claim. 

Hi all,

upon reading yogi bears mail or post or whatever one calls it I can vouch for what he says concerning my personal experience of the dwp this and I'll quote figures(figures being my personal monies received before and after the migration).

late March migration letter received. I was in receipt of £320.55 every fortnight, for income received esa in the support group with housing benefit going in full to the landlord. That £320 was mine to live on pay bills etc, etc. Then the dreaded letter…I had interview with dwp. Long story short, my income related esa was being dropped. They gave me phone number to ring esa Dept as they work independently of each other. (these are the tactics they used). Work independently my ****! anyway, I was then moved to the contribution based esa(which they also call new style esa). at same time I was placed on u.c. Two different benefits at same time. soo…my esa dropped from £320 fortnight to £281 a fortnight. a drop of £39? But because I now receive u.c. I get £107 a fortnight also. which means altogether means I'm better off. in both instances I was and still in receipt of housing benefit.

My one worry originally was the use of names, meaning income related and contribution based. it was my assumption that c.b.only lasted 1year,apparently I am wrong. according to the esa department who I rang.apparantly new style esa is different to the old style ir and cb benefit. hope that makes sense. Socrates 63.

I get CBESA and LCWRA but no pip

I get my cbesa every two weeks and my lcwra at the end of the month.... My ESA gets deducted from it

You have nothing to apologise for. 😂👍️