Migrating to UC

gussiefinknottle1
gussiefinknottle1 Online Community Member Posts: 46 Contributor
edited April 2 in Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)

it’s now the 2nd of April 2026 and I haven’t received any letters from the DWP that my income based ESA claim will need to be migrated to universal credit. Is this the current situation? Are they so far behind and was the original end date of March 2026 not relevant anymore?

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  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 3,218 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    I'm aware of the backlog and I'm not entirely sure if they're still aiming for most claimants to be migrated by April 2026. It may be that you're migrated later as not everyone will be moved over before April. I can understand it being frustrating not knowing.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,625 Championing

    Yes i seen they extended it till summer for people still waiting to migrate

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,625 Championing
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    I did hear as well but Double check call esa and ask

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,594 Championing
    edited April 3

    You posted in March 2025 that you'd claimed UC.

    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/131128/confusing-and-frustrating

    Although your migration letter mentioned only Housing Benefit ending, once you applied your IR ESA also ended and was replaced by UC, and your CB ESA converted into New Style ESA.

    When UC is applied for, all applicable legacy benefits end so if you were on 2 or 3 of those, they all ended.

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