Migration letter help please

You're welcome. Honestly, this happens a lot where the first payment after migration may not be correct. There could be elements missing because they haven't been able to verify them in time or if there's any entitlement to Transitional Protection (TP) this may not even be calculated in time. I've heard that happen so many times and it's because the department that was previously paying your benefits haven't sent the figures to UC in time.

Usually when this happens your statement is recalculated soon after that first payment. Glad they have now verified the children so your statement should now be recalculated.

That looks correct but can't advise about the Transitional Protection. (TP)

You're welcome. The money will be paid into your bank on the date it says in the statement.

He will need to report his health condition and provide a fit note. Sorry, I can't remember if he's already done that and it's a long thread to read back through.

If he's already done that then the next step is he will be referred for the assessment. Once that is done he will have a letter on his journal telling him they've referred him. A few days later he will receive the UC50 form in the post.

Please also note that if he's found to have LCWRA then this will completely erode the Transitional Protection because this element is £416.19/month from the 4th month after he provided his first fit note, which is more than your TP so it will reduce to zero.

Thanks, that's what I thought. He should have been referred from around day 29 after providing the first fit note. They do sometimes forget so put a message onto his journal and ask them to refer him.

There's a guide here that may help.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/sick-or-disabled-people-and-carers/employment-and-support-allowance/help-with-your-esa-claim/fill-in-form-esa/

Please note that it says ESA50 but the forms are identical. You should fill in it with as much relevant information as possible. Before doing so you should also take a look at the descriptors to see which ones you think apply.

LCW here https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/universal-credit-uc/uc-faq/limited-capability-for-work

LCWRA here.

https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/universal-credit-uc/uc-faq/limited-capability-for-work-related-activity

I’m glad the guide helped. There’s a guide here to the WCA. It says ESA but UC is the same. It’s also based on face to face assessments because it mentions physical examinations, which only to those with physical conditions anyway.

Even then they don’t always do them, I’ve been to a couple of face to face assessments and never had any examinations.

Most assessments are by telephone, in which case the examinations would not apply.

Based on my own personal experience for my WCAs they’ve wanted to know what a typical day is like for me.

Timescales? That depends on the backlog in your area. Some have them quite quickly and others not so much. Potential it could be as long as several months.

There’s also a chance of paper based assessment if there’s enough of information. For this no assessment would be needed.