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ESA Migration Help
Hi fellow Scopers , I have been on Income related ESA since aprox 2007 ,had absolutely no problems ...until now. I have been forced (like many)to migrate to UC,So I did,I stopped getting my income related ESA on 27th May ,received my last payment on 9th June aprox , I received a call from my chemist saying I was no longer…
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Found out i been missing ton money
Long story short. Got my dreaded UC migration letter so.used entitledto calculator. I get esa support group and comes to £318.50 ebery 2 weeks. But entitled to says i should be gettimg £204 a week!! Took me AGES to.work out its to do with carers allowance? Nobody gets carer allowance from me since my mum passed away in…
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UC managed migration guide
There's been a lot of threads recently regarding questions for managed migration so I thought I would put together a guide and make it as easy to understand as I possible can. (if that's at all possible) New Style ESA and old Contribution-based ESA Those claiming New Style ESA or the old Contributions based ESA will not be…
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Asking for more time UC
Hi can someone please tell me if I ask for more time to apply for UC does that mean I will lose my Transition Benefits? I am ESA Support Group. Have PIP. Thank you for your help.
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My Name is Maundyjarvis
I would like to say Hello👋 to everyone.
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New style esa
Hi, we migrated to UC from irESA support group. We did the id check at the job centre where upon my hubby was told he wouldn't have work commitments and neither would I because I'm his carer. We've had a letter today stating he has to attend an interview. Could someone tell me what to expect please. My hubby is so stressed…
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I'm on esa but do u have to go on UC?
Hi folks I'm on esa atm but I filed for UC. But is there a way I can stop my UC claim and stay on ESA? As I didn't have to change right now but thought at first I was doing the right thing. But now I'm not so sure can someone please help me? As I'm stressing about this now can I close my UC claim and stay on ESA for now?…
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Hi, my name is fedupuk1! Im waiting for my migration letter from esa to uc, but have been really...
Im waiting for my migration letter from esa to uc, but have been really disturbed hearing how hard a time so many are having moving over. Im in the support group and income related. If you received housing benefit from your council, as soon as you claim for uc, that stops, even though a two week Run on is supposed to…
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Council tax hike after migrating to UC
I have gone from paying £32 monthly under IR ESA to £130 a month on UC. My council counts all UC as income, with 50% of LCWRA counted as income. I think this is intentional and being fine quietly. How can you only get 25% single person discount along with 15% for LCWRA but housing element and all other UC is counted as…
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Council tax
I recently migrated from support group ESA to UC. I just found out my council tax has increased from £32 to £130 per month. That's with 40% dis punt! This can't be right & it's a lot of money for me to pay on benefits. So, IR ESA wasn't counted for C/Tax but all of UC is. I understand this has happened to many people who…
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Confused ESA migration to UC
I'm very distressed and confused. Before my illness got worse I managed to have a part time job. This was 2009 to 2011. I had a serious and painful change in my situation and was no longer able to do that so went back on benefits. At the time they were changing incapacity benefits to ESA so was put on that. Initially I was…
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Help please - I don’t understand this housing benefit letter
I submitted my UC claim (managed migration) on 3rd June and I know about the 2 week run on of housing benefit but I don’t understand this letter. Of course it has arrived on a Saturday so I’m left in tears and worry. Can anyone explain it simply to me please? I’ve also had a P45 for my ESA. Do I just keep this filed safe?
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Migration to UC and interview with work coach
Hi First of all hope everybody is coping in this hot spell? I migrated from ESA (support group) to UC. Its been testing as they say. I had to wait for someone to come out to me to identify me. I could have downloaded all of the things I showed but hey ho it was eventually sorted. Then I had a letter from UC to say that I…
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My migration from ESA to UC, the story.
Hi everyone. This is my experience of migrating from NI based ESA that has income related top up's, so it is a NI and IR based claim. I got my migration letter early November, and my first decision was to wait until near the end of the 3 month period or get it out of the way, I looked at what I think would be most…
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Converting from Universal Credit to New Style ESA.
Hello, I have searched online for answers but have not found any. I hope someone can help. Maybe i will contact Citizens Advice, although i do not want to contact the Job Centre as i feel too confused to speak to them rationally. I have been accepted to receive UC with the first payment being 26/06/2025, yet i have…
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Migration From ESA (wrag) to Universal Credit - Fit Note Required
Hi, I am going through the process of migrating from ESA to Universal Credit. I am in the work related activity group, but I am also a carer for my elderly mother, and receive carer's allowance. I sent off my Work Capability Assessment ESA50 forms back in September last year, and have not heard anything from the DWP since.…
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Hi, my name is craigyboy!
Hi all just trying to get hold of esa been on the phone 90 mins now. Just reading about the lady getting the migration letter to move over. You will wait 6 weeks to get any payment and they will deduct any payment you recieve from esa from the moment you put in your claim even though esa is paid in arrears like all…
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UC Migration, proof of ID
Hello I don’t have a valid passport as I’ve been unable to travel for at least ten years due to physical disability. I haven’t got a driving licence as it was revoked nearly 40 years ago after developing epilepsy. As such I’m in the process of fast tracking a citizen ID card. When I wrote on my journal to ask if Citizen ID…
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ESA sent my migration letter to the wrong address..
Hi. If anybody could help me out I would appreciate it very much. I am homeless and had been on ESA, in the Support group, for years. When I became homeless, due to repeated rent increases that I simply couldn't afford in the end, I gave the ESA my sisters address as a care of address, both on the phone and in writing. I…
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REASSESSMENTS ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT
I have just been transferred over to Universal Credit from ESA support group Can anyone tell me if they have any idea how quickly people are reassessed when moving over to Universal Credit. I think I heard Rachel Reeves say assessments are going to restart in April of next year. Does that mean there will not be any for…
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ESA support migration
hi I’m lily and I’m really struggling with the whole migration process from ESA support group.i seem to be getting ignored on my journal.Im so worried about the transition and worrying about money it’s just not doing my health any good at all
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Do I have to migrate?
I've had my migration notice for UC. I currently receive esa but I believe it's CB with IR top up £323.50 a fortnight - not definite on that though. Haven't worked since 2004 and I'm in the support group and also receive enhanced pip for daily and mobility. No housing costs claimed. I understand (if the above assumption is…
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Esa con to new style esa
Hello, I. Migrated on 17th May from Esa support to UC, did all to do list and commitments, all ok. I received letter from Dwp regarding Esa Con changing to New style Esa, saying would contact regarding health status update & commitment. Does anybody know from time of letter received how long it takes Dwp to arranged…
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Asked to provide fit note while moving from esa
I've been on ESA for years (before that it was incapacity), it is a joint claim with my husband. We recently begun the process to migrate to universal credit. Was told I wouldn't need fit note. Today they are suddenly demanding a fit note, telling me it's because I've never had an assessment. I have had assessments under…
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Migration notice claim to UC
My daughter did my migration notice over to Universal credit from ESA income related support group, but they booked me in for a id check , she had to tell them in the journal that due to my illness & mobility & other problems in my illness that has me housebound without help from daughter , I couldn't make it & if they…
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Still waiting for migration to UC letter
Hi everyone My daughter is on pip hb and support group esa . She is sill waiting for the UC migration letter ,but has still not received it .it's now June 2025 .dose anyone know if there's a back log or should she still wait and not worry. She lives north east UK if that's any relevance . Thanks
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Universal credit
Is it easy to change
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Hi. I'm DM59, new here and worried about UC migration
Hi. I'm new. I've just been migrated to UC from ESA. I'm also on ADP ( the Scottish equivalent of PIP ), and although my migration went smoothly, there's been a problem with my friend's. Let me explain. I live with a friend. And we are just friends. We've both been getting ESA/PIP/ADP for a long time and never had any…
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Migrated to uc
Hi I migrated to uc end of April,got a letter from esa saying my payments stopped but still recive half what j usually get each fortnight,is this normal?should I say anything?thanks
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Migration notice and I'm confused regarding the claim process
Hi, I'm new here. I hope jopyou are all doing as well as can be. can I receive your receive your feedback on my following concerns. i was in the Support Group of Income related ESA for a few years and I recently received a migration notice with a deadline date to migrate to UC. I did this online. I then had a biographic…
