Not had migration letter yet
Hi everyone ,my daughter gets pip ESA ,support group and housing benefit . I'm her appointee ,she has not had a UC migration letter yet ,
Is there still a time scale ,should I ring ESA up to find out or wait for the letter . Just bit worried has I know everyone is migration but it's October now and still haven't had it thanks
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Migration is moving a bit quicker now, but I personally wouldn't do anything (including worry) until the letter arrives. You can see the up to date timetable here
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Hi,
There is no end date for the letters to be sent out at the moment. There are a lot of them so I would expect them to take a few months to reach all ESA & HB claimants.
You get 3 months from the date on the letter to start the migration, so a few days delayed in the post won't really matter.
If you do want to call someone to see if a migration letter has been sent, you should call Universal Credit, as that's where the letters come from, not ESA.
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Migration for those claiming ESA with or without housing benefit only started last month. The timeframe they've given is anytime up to December 2025 so there's plenty of time left yet.
Try not to worry too much, she will eventually receive it. Once the letter is sent they also send regular reminders so there's very little chance of missing the 3 month deadline.
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Thanks every one .
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Yeah, it should be happening in time @rita444, I would try to not be too concerned about it until the letter comes through 🙂
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You keep referring to the APA as a fortnightly payments but it is not. Your UC will be paid twice a month and this can mean between 14 and 17 days between payments.
Don't forget that once it's first set up you will be waiting a whole month for your money and then you'll only receive half of that payment, the other half of that payment will be 14 - 17 days later. Therefore it will be a struggle financially at first.
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poppy123456wrote:
“Try not to worry too much, she will eventually receive it. Once the letter is sent they also send regular reminders so there's very little chance of missing the 3 month deadline.”
I was reassured to read the above concerning the Universal Credit department sending regular reminders to claimants being transitionally moved from legacy benefits as I was worried that only one letter would be sent and could be, as is often the case where I live, lost in the post. The consequences of such an undelivered letter might not only impact upon the UC claim but upon Housing Benefit and goodness knows what else. It has been stated by the DWP that if a claimant fails to make the UC claim after the three months and one day allowed the legacy benefits would stop. So yes, I am delighted to know that the DWP will send reminder letters to claimants. Many thanks poppy123456.
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I am awaiting a letter for transition from legacy benefits to Universal Credit.
It has been stated on a government website that claimants will have a wait of at least five weeks before receiving the first Universal Credit payment during the transition from legacy benefits. During the five weeks (or longer) wait will my legacy benefits be paid? This includes my income-related employment allowance and housing benefit.
A friend told me, perhaps incorrectly, that during my five weeks or longer wait to receive Universal Credit my legacy benefits will stop after two weeks.
I understand that an advanced payment of Universal Credit can be applied for during the wait. This would not help me much as this money would have to be repaid and would serve to impoverish me as I exist on a tight budget as do many others.
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Your friend is correct, once a claim for UC is submitted Income Related ESA (and housing benefit, if you claim it) will continue for 2 weeks and then stop. This means your wait for your first payment is about 3 weeks, not 5.
If any part of your ESA is contributions based this will continue but at a lower rate of £276.40/fortnight. It will be deducted in full from any UC entitlement.
Yes, you can ask for an advance payment but this does need to be repaid back over a period of up to 2 years.
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Many thanks poppy.
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I am very very confused. My son, who lives with me, receives esa and PIP. It is now January and he has not received any communication from DWP. I am concernced about all this tranfering from one to another. Any suggestions please. Many thanks
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There are still many months for him to receive a migration letter. They will continue to be sent out throughout this year.
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Letters are going out from now up until December. Counting from the date of the letter you then have three months to start the migration process.
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If you do want to call someone to see if a migration letter has been sent, you should call Universal Credit, as that's where the letters come from, not ESA.
UC insisted that my migration letter had been sent by ESA and that I'd ignored it.
ESA have no record of that letter.
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I may have been wrong about that. Seems to be happening more and more lately unfortunately. 🙁
I have since seen some migration letters with HMRC at the top. So if you get tax credits your letter might come from there instead. And in that case, the ESA ones may come from ESA after all. All of the letters have a large Universal Credit logo at the top, which is what caused me to believe they were from UC rather than ESA.
Did ESA confirm that they are sending the letters? Have you got yours through now?
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Understandable because they do like to muddy the waters..
All benefits matters are managed by DWP - HMRC is to be merged with them but I can't tell you when.
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I thought you were already claiming UC and you've been claiming it for quite sometime, is that correct? If so when did your claim start? If it was before April 2023 then I wouldn't have expected you to have received a migration letter because managed migration didn't actually start to roll out until April 2023. See link.
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Tax credits were managed by HMRC. Tax is kept separate from other benefits.
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I don't think HMRC are emerging with DWP. Tax credits are ending for everyone on 5th April 2025 and after this the only benefits HMRC are responsible for will be child benefit. Other than that it will be tax, which isn't a benefit and DWP are not responsible for.
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Other agencies issue notification letters but they are generated by DWP action.
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