I think the DWP has got my UC award wrong

ESABenefitsUK123
ESABenefitsUK123 Online Community Member Posts: 112 Contributor
in Universal Credit (UC)

I've only just realised that the DWP might have got my UC award wrong. Before I migrated over to UC in July, I was getting ESA. I guess you could call this old style ESA. I got £489.30 every fortnight. My savings were less than 6K, I was in the support group, and also, I was getting SDP. After migrating over to UC, I now get £281.10 for ESA every fortnight, and £411.10 every 4 weeks for UC.

One thing needs to be explained is that at the start of my UC award, I asked for a £400 loan, spread out over 10 repayments of £40. So, I guess the UC amount could be considered to be £411.10 + £40 = £451.10.

But I don't think the sums all add up. Have the DWP forgotten to give me Transitional Protection? I made sure that my UC migration claim went in before the deadline on their migration letter. Thanks very much for any help on this matter, it would be really appreciated!

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  • ESABenefitsUK123
    ESABenefitsUK123 Online Community Member Posts: 112 Contributor

    EDIT. I'm confused. Perhaps they haven't made a mistake? I tried doing some sums on a spreadsheet, to see if I could figure this out. I did:

    489.30 * 26 = 12721.80 I think this represents the old style ESA amount, for the year. 26 lots of a fortnight.

    Then I did this calculation:

    281.10 * 26 = 7308.60 I think this represents the NEW style ESA amount for the year.
    451.10 * 13 = 5864.30 I think this represents the UC award. Its 13 because I think that's the number of "per 4 weeks" you get in one year.

    If I add the two **** totals up, above, which are 7308.60 and 5864.30, it comes to £13172.90, which is 451.10 extra. But I guess that somewhere along the line, my sums aren't quite right, because that amount is precisely the amount that a "per 4 week" UC amount would be. (Unless I get 12 lots of UC, rather than 13, which would explain this!)

    But the thing is, I think that maybe the DWP haven't forgotten the TP in my UC award?

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 7,877 Championing

    To convert a weekly benefit into a monthly, you multiply the weekly amount by 52 then divide by 12.

    UC is paid once per calendar month (30 days) so you get 12 payments per year.

    I make the figures:

    Old ESA £1060.15 monthly

    New ESA £609.05 monthly +£451.10 UC

    Equals £1060.15 monthly

    That means your UC already includes Transitional Protection because UC LCWRA + Standard Allowance (single, over 25 no dependant children) pays & 823.41 (with or without the £609.05 deduction for NS ESA).

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