Hi, my name is Lexikpc3! Migrating to UC from ESA, any advice?
hi looking for advice please I’ve had to migrate to UC from esa contribution based support group main phase I feel so sick and anxiety is so bad about losing money and having to have interviews to work when I can’t due to my mental illness . Any advice welcome ?
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Hi @Lexikpc3 and welcome to the community 😊
I understand your anxiety but please don't worry. As Biblioklept has said, you'll get transitional protection so you won't lose out on money and if you're LCWRA you won't be expected to look for work or do anything to prepare for work.
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thank you for help , is transitional protection permanent ? Thank you
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As long as you don't have a change in circumstances your income will remain the same, however they include any rent in this so if your rent goes up you won't get more money and you'll have to make up the difference yourself. Also if you get any additional premiums they will be deducted.
Eventually you will be on the same amount as someone who makes a new claim. But hopefully it should happen slowly enough for you to adapt.
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thank you
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Hi,
If any of your ESA is contributions based, that won't be migrated to UC.
I'm not sure if that was a typo in the first post? It's income based ESA that gets migrated across to UC.
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that is incorrect Google it
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OverlyAnxious is correct
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This the part that confuses me what is the amount that someone gets when they make a new claim ie how much will lose? I
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For example I get ESA support group rate which is about £20 pw less than UC LCWRA, but because I get PIP DL and I live alone and don't have anyone who claims carer's allowance for me I also get the SDP which is about £80 pw. So if someone in my circumstances made a new claim for benefits they would get about £60 pw less than me. My money (including current housing costs) will be frozen when I migrate, I won't get any yearly inflation increase and I will have to pay 100% of any rent increases. I will eventually be roughly £60 a week worse off, depending on rent increases that will take 2-3 years.
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Needless to say it's gonna hurt. A lot. There will inevitably be things that I have come to rely on for my stability that I will no longer be able to afford, and that will have a knock on effect on my health. £60 pw might be one fewer bottles of champagne to the architects of Universal Credit, but it gets me a whole lot more...
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Can Scope, or someone here, please, start a petition in regards to Managed Migration:
- REMOVE the 4 weeks of waiting for UC and the benefit deprivation during that period! It is steeling from the poorest and most vulnerable during the managed migration process!
2. STOP the erosion of Transitional protection! The erosion is just pure evil concept!
What d you people think?
I did write to my MP, to ask to stop this Managed migration being brought forward, too.
Big thank you! to anyone who can help!
(sorry I am repeating myself)
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I think writing to your MP in this instance is really important. Our policy team are advocating for disabled people in many different ways, there's a lot to advocate for!
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Thank you!
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we have just migrated from tax credits to UC - so far I estimate we are getting nothing . Our award as a couple will be negated by our carers allowance . We got that in addition to tax credits . So we are already losing £800 In income . Terrifying thought .
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Hello @triskele, if you've received a migration notice and are migrating across to UC, you should not be any worse off and should receive transitional protection. Have you heard anything about it?
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No I’ve not heard anything .
we are so confused . Right now we are 800 down . This is because of them deducting the CA from our award .0 -
Hi @triskele, I've responded in more detail on your discussion: Migrating to UC from WTC .
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