Really need help!!! Will he be placed on UC or new style ESA ?

wanipuk
wanipuk Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener
edited March 2025 in Employment & Support Allowance (ESA)

So this has been written and posted on behalf of the person I look after as I'm there carer.

So the person I look after has been on income related ESA for 9 years and also in the support group and also had the severe disability element on top. Recently they was asked to migrate to universal credit like everyone. All was well we went into the job center we also did all the needed checks etc. first payment is on 15th march only waited 3 weeks. But he has had a message on journal today saying there's a phonecall booked next week to discuss commitments towards the new style ESA! I'm really confused by this as was told he would just migrate to UC and would not be worse off etc and be out in the limited capability for work group as impossible for him to work. He also gets enhanced pip on both. So can somebody please explain this in pure simple terms. Is he getting UC or new style ESA!? And if ESA how much will that be. The women at job center said the call is nothing to worry about etc but this was before new style ESA was mentioned in journal etc I cannot find simple help online about this either. Will he be placed on UC or new style ESA and will he end up being worse off or better? Thank U

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  • wanipuk
    wanipuk Online Community Member Posts: 3 Listener

    So he shouldn't be worse off? And whatever is taken from UC he will still just get every 2 weeks for new ESA?

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Online Community Member Posts: 9,625 Championing
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/991670#Comment_991670

    So if it deducted you lose all that money ?

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 8,594 Championing
    edited March 2025

    No you don't lose the money.

    You are still getting the ESA payments into your bank.

    So whether you are 100% UC or NS ESA + reduced UC, total income for LCWRA is the same £809.64.

  • kts64
    kts64 Online Community Member Posts: 33 Listener

    Im confused too I received my universal credit migration notice I have till 29th May

    Im on income - related esa support group & I was told if you in a esa support group you payment will still be same , I've heard people that on high rate of esa support & high rate on pip on both but when you move over you UC is a monthly payment of £300+ but I would loss half of my esa fortnightly payment as if you add 2 x £318 a monthly you only only getting half of that on the UC which that means those that on support group esa loses £300+ how that the same there cutting our benefits by going onto UC

    This is worrying me as I rely on my esa income related support group payment to buy the stuff I need for my long permanent illness a majority of my money goes to fund it

  • kts64
    kts64 Online Community Member Posts: 33 Listener

    Whats SDP sorry not use to the short titles

  • kts64
    kts64 Online Community Member Posts: 33 Listener

    Im disabled , & have a long term illness but I'm not classed SDP I'm only have income related esa support group

  • kts64
    kts64 Online Community Member Posts: 33 Listener

    Im just glad what I get now to pay out for the stuff I need with illness & disability , as long as I don't get less , as what I get with esa support group help me by what I need , happy to stay on , as long as it's not lower

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