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valleyboy
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Hi,just looking for some clarification..
Is there any truth that if you update the DWP with a new address then you moved from your current ESA claim onto universal credit?
Is there any truth that if you update the DWP with a new address then you moved from your current ESA claim onto universal credit?
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Hi @valleyboy I moved last year but I stayed within the same council.That doesn’t require you to move to UC if your doing that.
All I did was phone ESA to change my address and everything was fine.
If your moving out off your council area I think that’s when you would have to change.
Thats what happened with me.
Hope that helps good luck. -
Hiya and thanks for your response..
It's just that I've seen elsewhere that if you move to a alternative address within your own council area that you could/maybe moved from ESA onto universal credit..
Thanks for clearing that up for me.. -
Lou67 said: If your moving out off your council area I think that’s when you would have to change.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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Hi your welcome.
I live in Scotland so not sure if it’s the same everywhere.
Hopefully it is. -
Hi @ calcotti. Thanks i wasn’t sure about that.
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@Lou67
I will be staying with the same local authority..? -
Aww nice one, it was a big relief for me when I found out I didn’t have to move over.
I imagine it will be the same for you. Good luck with the move. -
@Lou67
Cheers..
Meanwhile I did read a article somewhere that back in 2018 it was mentioned that people who's currently in receipt of ESA would be moved onto UC between 2019-2023 but it haven't been passed in the house of lord's..
Don't know wether there's any truth in this mind.. -
Oh right I’m just glad it didn’t start last year or this if it is true.
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Everyone will eventually be moved onto Universal Credit but there's no set date for it so far. I suspect the current situation may push the suggested dates even further back.
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@OverlyAnxious
If that's the case then I believe you do lose one of your premiums if you in the support group.. -
I haven’t heard that it wasn’t on the news about everybody moving to Universal credits from esa .
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I might have to move in 4-5 years time, as my landlady has told me she may be selling bungalow by then. I hope to stay in local area but I'll have to wait and see?
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valleyboy said:@Lou67
I will be staying with the same local authority..?valleyboy said: Meanwhile I did read a article somewhere that back in 2018 it was mentioned that people who's currently in receipt of ESA would be moved onto UC between 2019-2023 but it haven't been passed in the house of lord's..Don't know wether there's any truth in this mind..
Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK. -
valleyboy said:@OverlyAnxious
If that's the case then I believe you do lose one of your premiums if you in the support group..
There is currently a transitional payment for anyone switching that previously had SDP.megs2019 said:I haven’t heard that it wasn’t on the news about everybody moving to Universal credits from esa . -
@OverlyAnxious
Losing £66.95 per week ain't all that bad?
That's absolutely ridiculous how they can take that away..
People will be struggling even moreso... -
OverlyAnxious said:..Yes, you lose SDP if in support group, live alone and have no carer.OverlyAnxious said:It's been on the cards since Universal Credit first came out.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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valleyboy said:@OverlyAnxious
Losing £66.95 per week ain't all that bad?
That's absolutely ridiculous how they can take that away..
People will be struggling even moreso...
It's not the full £66.95 either, as UC LWCRA pays more than ESA support group. I don't have the figures to hand at the moment but I worked it out as about £15 a week less for those of us currently getting SDP. -
I calculate
ESA standard £74.35, enhanced disability premium £17.10 plus support group £39.20 plus SDP £66.95 = £197.60/weekUC standard £409.89 plus LCWRA £341.92 plus £SDP transitional element £120 = £871.81/month which is equivalent £201.18/weekThe UC figure includes the £20/week temporary uplift. The SDP element will reduce as any other element increase effectively freezing the UC maximum amount until the SDP element is fully eroded.Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Rules may be different in other parts of UK.
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