Unexpected ESA payment

So glad i found this thread, i also got an unexplained esa payment today, i was really panicking as i wasn't sure why i had the payment. I knew it wasn't my Christmas bonus that i still haven't received yet, as that is only £10. But a one week early payment, going by the amount and that my nxt payment date is on the 9th this makes a lot of sense, thank you for this post, i can relax now. I'm a newbie here, hi everyone and a happy new year to you all ? x

lisajane67 said:

Thank u all i was panicking think that was last payment and being put on UC.im on pip and esa cant work due to illness im still wondering if i will be put on uc as havnt a clue im on esa and dont work or have to go anywhere so not sure i will be put on uc or not..any ideas? Happg new year all

All those claiming Income related benefits will eventually migrate across to UC because this is replacing 6 of the means tested benefits. ESA, JSA, Income Support, Tax credits and housing benefit. Managed migration is due to start later this year for some people but for a lot of people it will be much later than this year.

Hello everyone ? Just wanted to say I’ve had all these issues everyone else has had regarding payments being half the usual amount plus issues with the dates. Being a serious  mental health patient this completely thrown me off balance to the point that  I started having anxiety attacks. I been on the internet for the past 2 hours doing as much research as I can and I’ve found many people are having same problem including certain parts of Ireland ??. After seeing this I do believe everything will be back to normal by the 8th January or soon after so please don’t worry everyone. I wanted to say this because I read many comments of people being very concerned just as I have been and it was very emotionally mentally and physically very troubling for me. Please don’t worry it should be okay.