Esa Wca and Uc

Andi66
Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 1,054 Championing
in Benefits and income

After all this time ,I have a wca assessment for the 16th this month. My friend going to be with me andi asked them to record it as well.she taking notes, Any idea what sort of questions they ask,? I am nervous as i had to go through a tribunal first to get esa back, then I had to do a mantary appeal with pip.

It being so close to me moving over to UC next month, I worried about if they stop my claim due to lies that they put. What will happened with UC and my rent etc. I have no money to live on

I'm a bag of nerves

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 6,793 Championing

    There is a great guide here:

    https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/resources/work-capability-assessment?srsltid=AfmBOorzXJ5dhuNR4l_BwL_UE13CT3ociNvAaJOKKuMI7641m1u0xMfR#TheAssessment

    LCWRA descriptors:

    https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/universal-credit-uc/uc-faq/limited-capability-for-work

    You would still apply for UC, and would qualify for Housing Element & Standard Allowance.

    Any work commitments would depend on what ESA award if any you migrate across with.

    I see you are currently in LCW so it's unlikely you would qualify for Transitional Protection anyway, so no impact there.

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 1,054 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1064396#Comment_1064396

    I get severe disability premium of £82, and £21, I'm on pip

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 6,793 Championing
    edited September 2

    Ah okay I'm not sure on the figures as even though you currently have SDP, WRAG doesn't pay much if you even get anything for that.

    So there still may be no entitlement to Transitional Protection.

    TP is only paid if your UC award is lower than legacy benefits.

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 1,054 Championing

    I'm on Limited capacity for work. I get living expenses £92.05, extra money because I'm severely disabled £82.90

    Extra money because of income guarantee £21.20

    £196.15 a week

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 6,793 Championing

    As advised if you migrate with no ESA award following the WCA, you would be entitled to Standard Allowance (£400.14) and Housing Element for your rent.

    If you migrate with a WRAG award, you would get TP because your UC award is as above, which is lower than your legacy benefits.

    Transitional Protection is added if your total UC award is lower than legacy benefits. This erodes over time as other elements go up or new elements are added.

    If you migrated with WRAG, and the outcome of WCA was LCWRA, then your Transitional Protection would reduce by the LCWRA amount which is £423.27.

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 1,054 Championing

    How on earth are you supposed to exist , they shouldn't make you worse off. To do away with the disability element is wrong. Are they trying to get people into work, by reducing the money. I'm so anxious about having nothing to live on, plus with this wca coming up

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