Time length for ESA Support to be applied to UC?

FluffyCatMeow
FluffyCatMeow Online Community Member Posts: 95 Contributor
edited January 2025 in Universal Credit (UC)

hi all, I’m sorry for all my questions lately!

I’m moving from ESA support group to UC, and I should be put in the LCWRA group without a WCA, but that hasn’t happened yet.

I know it’s not automatic and so a delay is expected, but I was wondering how long I should leave it before messaging on the journal about it, please (I signed up for UC on the 10th of this month)?

thank you ☺️

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,454 Championing
    edited January 2025

    It usually takes several weeks at least.

    See the advice given on this thread on how to tell if LCWRA has been added to your UC claim before first statement:

    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/128345/uc-migration
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing

    I don’t think it takes as long as several weeks. More often than not it’s done within a few weeks. There’s more chance of Transitional Protection (if entitled) not be calculated in time for your first statement than there is of the LCWRA element not being included.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,456 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/972019#Comment_972019

    Please keep to one thread because I'm starting to get rather confused because you're posting the same comments over multiple threads.

    That ESA payment on 5th Feb will not affect your UC if you claim on the same date.

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