About the PM's (Sunak's) speech: Stop demonising us

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  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/876976#Comment_876976

    I respond to your question on your other thread. I just wanted to make a point of saying that when you do migrate across you will not be any worse off.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 4,000 Championing

    I totally understand my dog 15 has cancer will destroy me I also going put of My mind looking around me thinking I will lose everything and have no means to support myself surly if you have diagnosis of severe mental health which I do they can't force us day in day out torturous I was waiting for labours manifesto and I crashed and burned I don't think it will be as easy as just throwing us all into work we're disabled and we have reasons not to work

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 4,000 Championing

    Also concerning UC when you recieve migration letter and you change over you get trans something that matches what you get on esa lwcra

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 4,000 Championing

    Aren't ECHR investigation DWP now look it up

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/877022#Comment_877022

    Some will be entitled to Transitional Protection and some won't. For those that are entitled it erodes over time so if other elements increase, or you become entitled to other elements the TP decreases, until eventually it erodes completely. This means that your benefits are actually frozen.

  • Middleton
    Middleton Online Community Member Posts: 147 Contributor

    How are we supposed to deal with cash-payments towards higher costs of living due to disabilities?

    Fuel costs etc.

    The costs to be able to run the mobility vehicles we may have. Or do these go back to PIP?

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 4,000 Championing

    Why some people and not others so how much will you lose I don't understand it all

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 4,000 Championing

    Do you lose alot of money

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/877058#Comment_877058

    It depends on circumstances when you migrate across. Some people are better off claiming UC so in this case there will be no entitlement to TP. When you claim UC they calculate the figures of the benefits you moved from, against entitlement to UC and if UC is less the TP makes up the difference. It's very complicated, even for me and my benefits knowledge is good.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 4,000 Championing

    So you wouldn't lose out anyway and it will be frozen at your normal amount pls can I ask who helps with forms I won't be able to do it right thanks for replying

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/877082#Comment_877082

    You won't lose out when you claim and as I advised some will be entitled to more. Citizens Advice have a help to claim phone number.

    There will also be support in place for those most in need when migrating from ESA. I'm sure you've heard about those 500 people that are being migrated across from now, this is what this is for so they can gather more information on the issues that some may have when claiming.

    if you're living in either Wolverhampton or East Suffolk then you could be one of those chosen for the trial. If you don't live in those areas then you won't be moving across just yet.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 4,000 Championing

    Oh OK no I'm london way oh I feel for them I was so happy 2028 2029 and so upset when moved forward but suppose wasn't first lot of people 13 years ago thanks for everything you do really appreciated

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 697 Pioneering

    When are the other areas that get esa are moving across is it still this year

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 4,000 Championing

    I think from September to December 2025 I'm putting extra on rent and trying to save

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 697 Pioneering

    Yes because they don't pay council tax either. Why can't they of kept it like it is.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 4,000 Championing

    Oh OK uc don't pay council tax ? I've got bedroom tax as well and can't rent room out ??

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/877105#Comment_877105

    Council Tax reduction has never been part of UC. This still needs to be claimed from your local authority, as it is now. I advised you this on another thread earlier today.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 4,000 Championing

    So when you apply will they cover council tax ??

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 4,000 Championing

    I mean will council cover council tax

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/877173#Comment_877173
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/877176#Comment_877176

    Yes, it's through local authority (council) same as it is now. It will be recalculated based on your UC entitlement. I can't give any further advice on that because all LAs have their own rules.

    Can I ask if your ESA includes the Severe disability Premium?

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