Hi, my name is Blanchard! Transitional protection stopped, any advice?

Blanchard
Blanchard Online Community Member Posts: 11 Listener
edited March 11 in Benefits and income

Hi in n.irlamd I did my Tp 2023....I'm a pension on high award of both husband on low standard living component..he is my carer on uc.....I moved to england 2025...and all of a sudden they stopped my TP....yes I got higher award for rent ...rent is £700 every 4 weeks..in total mu uc is 367 fortnight which includes rent allowance...I've roughly worked out I am now £300 down due to this move it's so unfair bearing in mind in n.ireland we are classed as British belonging to the uk

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  • Blanchard
    Blanchard Online Community Member Posts: 11 Listener

    I am on full state pension was the same in n.ireland

  • Blanchard
    Blanchard Online Community Member Posts: 11 Listener
  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 6,705 Championing
    edited March 10

    If your Housing Element increases then your TP decreases by the same amount.

    TP is designed so at the time of transfer you aren't worse off than on legacy benefits.

    It erodes over time through the annual benefit increase, if new elements are added or elements increase like your rent cost.

  • Blanchard
    Blanchard Online Community Member Posts: 11 Listener

    Yes but it works out I'm 300 at least down in money as old rent was £398 didn't pay top up new rent is £700 they pay tge 700 in husbands uc account he is my carer so new uc ammount is 367 gone up by £66 which I have to pay the rent if £700 out of took of my transition protection ...have a letter from drs need to move are to be near children for more support tgrough depression etc

  • Blanchard
    Blanchard Online Community Member Posts: 11 Listener
  • Blanchard
    Blanchard Online Community Member Posts: 11 Listener

    £367 A FORNIGHT RENT 700 MONTH

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 6,705 Championing

    I can't make any sense of your figures unfortunately.

    Perhaps a local welfare rights organisation could help?

    https://advicelocal.uk/welfare-benefits

  • Blanchard
    Blanchard Online Community Member Posts: 11 Listener

    Thanku

  • Blanchard
    Blanchard Online Community Member Posts: 11 Listener

    So let me try again ..I moved from n.irland to uk was told in Ireland to end my uc claim thought I would check with england they said no don't do that come here make apointment and ur uc will carry on as change of address said if I ended claim in n.ireland I would have to wait 5 weeks for money didn't imform me I could get a decrecionary payment for that or that my transition protection would end....yes I knew I would have top up rent but am now 250 I'm monies down plus a top up rent of roughly 170.....as the ended transitional payment immediately the ammout of that was 339.....so now left with full pension 794 pounds month which 700 pound is taken of for rent so husband carers element reduced as well because if this .....trying to appeal as they never mentioned ending my transitional payment

  • Blanchard
    Blanchard Online Community Member Posts: 11 Listener

    Sorry full pension plus 797 month uc rent to pay out of 797 is 700

  • Blanchard
    Blanchard Online Community Member Posts: 11 Listener

    Sorry old rent was roughly 435

  • Blanchard
    Blanchard Online Community Member Posts: 11 Listener

    So 435 was fully paid now they give 535 towards the 700 so I have top up to pay

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