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  • mason50
    mason50 Community Member Posts: 118 Empowering

    thanks Catherine . I’ve been trying to come to terms with being deaf and adjusting to wearing hearing aids . The hospital think my loss of hearing is due to DV I had suffered for 16 years . I had some injuries to my head and now my hearing is is literally nothing in one of my ears .

  • mason50
    mason50 Community Member Posts: 118 Empowering

    oh wow . It’s been so difficult losing my hearing , like I hadn’t suffered enough with DV . Everything seems like it’s on loud speaker now , the hospital said it will take a while to adjust. Thanks for all your support on here . I will write it in my journal when I apply for UC about my hearing

  • mason50
    mason50 Community Member Posts: 118 Empowering

    thank you Catherine that’s the kindest thing anyone has ever said to me . I will get my daughter to give UC a call today on my behalf and let them know we will be doing the application tomorrow

  • mason50
    mason50 Community Member Posts: 118 Empowering

    I’m also borderline diabetic, got another blood test today . Bless your dad

  • mason50
    mason50 Community Member Posts: 118 Empowering

    I will do . Thank you so much

  • johnnyy85
    johnnyy85 Community Member Posts: 266 Empowering

    ESA contribution based will I get a notification or letter saying I have switched to new style ESA after I have migrated or is it just done without ?

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Community Member Posts: 8,728 Championing

    You should get a letter.

    The letters are standardised, so please don't panic about mention of work coaches etc.

    You will be in the Support Group from the beginning.

    You will have an appointment to agree Commitments (to report any changes), you can request a telephone appointment as a reasonable adjustment, if you'd find going into the Job centre difficult.

  • johnnyy85
    johnnyy85 Community Member Posts: 266 Empowering

    I went job centre Tuesday to do ID and had to accept commitments then, my journal says I don’t have to look for work or anything at the moment, will I have to go again to sort out ESA ?

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Community Member Posts: 8,728 Championing

    Possibly, as UC and ESA are administered separately.

  • johnnyy85
    johnnyy85 Community Member Posts: 266 Empowering

    hope not hope it’s all done by them talking to each other

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,375 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/938005#Comment_938005

    Accepting your commitments for New style ESA should just be a simple phone call.

  • johnnyy85
    johnnyy85 Community Member Posts: 266 Empowering

    will this happen before first universal credit payment ?

  • mason50
    mason50 Community Member Posts: 118 Empowering

    morning everyone , today is the day I will be doing my application for UC , I feel so nervous . Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,375 Championing
    edited November 2024
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/938022#Comment_938022

    I have no idea when you will need to do that. The ESA is not part of UC but it is deducted in full.

  • mason50
    mason50 Community Member Posts: 118 Empowering

    I’ve finally did my UC application today and it was very straight forward , I also submitted my id and it’s been verified, does this mean I won’t have to go to the job centre to provide my ID ? I have a date for my first statement and payment. Is there anything I need to tell them in my journal ? Thanks

  • mason50
    mason50 Community Member Posts: 118 Empowering

    it was very straight forward and so glad it’s done now . I would be happy to help you if you get stuck on your application

  • johnnyy85
    johnnyy85 Community Member Posts: 266 Empowering

    my bedroom tax has just been done which was very straight forward and swift as my disabled children need there own bedroom

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,375 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/938299#Comment_938299

    Goad to hear it was straightforward. The majority of people have no problems but mostly we only hear the bad stories so people worry needlessly.

    Are you in the Support Group for ESA? If so then put a message onto your journal and tell them. It will take a few weeks for ESA to send your details across. They may also ask for a fit note but you do not need to provide that.

    You may still need to attend an appointment as a new claimant. If so then you can ask for a reasonable adjustment for a telephone appointment if you’re unable to attend.

  • mason50
    mason50 Community Member Posts: 118 Empowering

    I have written in my journal that I’m in a support group and for any appointments to be over the phone due to health conditions.
    it does say I may have to have a assessment which I know from this group that isn’t true so I’ve written in my journal I don’t need an assessment because I’m in a support group on ESA

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,375 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/938307#Comment_938307

    Glad you’re on top of things. Once ESA send your details across your claim will be updated.

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