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Housing Element On UC
Hi Scope members, I wanted to ask for some advice please, I have just migrated over to UC (under managed migration) from my legacy benefits (ESA CB & IR with SDP & EDP) I know I will receive my last ESA payment in the next 2 weeks before it then turning in to NS ESA Im also aware that my Housing Benefit will be paid for…
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ESA to Universal Credit Migration
Hi there, I’m a newbie here. I hope everyone one is well. I am very nervous, but here goes. I made a migration claim from ESA Support Group to Universal Credit on the 10th July and have now found out like many others that I was claiming ESA(Contribution Based), that I wasn’t aware of, as I left work eleven years ago. I…
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UC Migration (Appointee)
Apologies long post - will bullet point to make quicker. *Father, now my ex partner- is our daughters appointee. Daughter has always had her ESA/DLA Payments go into fathers bank account. She prefers this. *He moved out of family home in 2020 just before Covid - Daughter is Immunosuppressant Crohns. *Late 2020 - as covid…
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Housing benefit /council tax
Hi again As iv said in my previous posts My daughter migrated over to UC I did online form . Will she get a 2 week run on of her ESA and housing benefit . Not sure if I have to inform housing benefit and council tax that she has migrated will they know or do I have to inform them thanks
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Managed migration and cost of living issues
Hope someone can advise. Long term ESA in support group with SDP - managed migration to UC. If Transitional Protection eroded by uplift in other benefits that means overall benefits wont increase for 5 years. for example if get £150 per month TP and benefits uplifted £30 per month annually, it will take 5 years to erode…
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UC FORM *URGENT QUESTION* PLEASE?
On the UC claim form it oes not have an Option to declare *Living with Parents/Family. On filling out the claim with my daughter on the *Housing part it asks "who lives with you" - Does she of course include my details -? But it makes it look as if I'm living with her.....instead of the fact that she lives at home with me,…
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Wife given UC job focused interview - both care for children. Is this right?
Myself getting PIP advance rate for carrying and lower rate for mobility I have a seven year old son autistic nonverbal. He gets DLA higher rate for caring and mobility and I have four year-old son who get DLA middle rate for caring only and 1/5 year baby we claim with my wife as a joint clime . I am getting careers…
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UC work commitments as a student
Hi all, I’m hoping to get some advice regarding my Universal Credit commitments. My husband recently migrated from ESA to UC, and we had to make a joint claim. He has Limited Capability for Work (LCW), so I understand that I’m expected to meet some work requirements. However, I’m a full-time student and started my course…
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Questions ref Housing element of Universal Credit
Hi, The home I live in atm is with a good old work friend who has allowed me to live there rent free in his home which is mortgaged. Although I pay towards bills etc I have lived there for 10 + years. Unfortunately he is moving abroad with his partner & the house is going up for sale. I am 58 years old & presently claiming…
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Migration Appointee Question Address
So Sorry to have to write another post. *Please excuse long post. *Daughters father is her appointee...he's always been her appointee since she first received ESA years ago. In 2020 Covid lockdown he had to leave the family home so he could continue to work and to protect my Daughter from Covid - She is Immunosuppressant…
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Migration to UC/New Style ESA?
Did anyone here 'Currently in the Support Group of ESA' - decide to NOT to Migrate onto UC? If yes, was you Automatically transferred onto New Style ESA - or did you have to apply to NS ESA? I've seen some people say they didn't want to go onto UC because they were anxious or other reasons. I understand we receive more…
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ESA Natural (forced) migration to UC nightmare
Hi everyone, I moved from ESA Support Group to Universal Credit on 19 Sept under Regulation 19 (Managed Migration). My income, household and housing costs haven’t changed. UC have completely messed up my claim. What went wrong: Unauthorised change: On 3 Oct, a UC adviser made a “change of circumstances” entry without…
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will I have to have an assessment?
Hi hi have migrated over from ESA in support group . Visited the job center with my partner last week to show them passports etc. My anxiety was through the roof ,but it done now they said I wont have any work related activities because of all my health conditions .I also get standard pip, will I have to have a medical…
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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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UC advance
Hi there again sorry for all these questions. My daughter is in the progress of UC migration from ESA support group hb pip . Hopefully she will get a 2 week run on with ESA and Hb . But with my calculations after this as been paid she will still be 3 weeks without housing benefit that will put her in arrears with her rent.…
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If your waiting for LCWRA to be applied to UC Migration claim from ESA SG
Missing LCWRA elements on migration (rightsnet) 22 MAY 2025, 03:44 PM We are coming across a few cases where the client has managed migrated from ESA to UC and the LCWRA element is missing in the first AP and there is no TE as a result. This seems to be recent; previously clients who have migrated have had the LCWRA…
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Migration ID Online
This is about Migration from ESA into the UC Support group. I wanted to ask please if anyone here has been allowed to have their ID processed via Online or Video? My Daughter is housebound and suffers with terrible depression and anxiety. It would be detrimental to her wellbeing if they were to try to force her to attend…
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A little confused, support group decision
Hi I'm a little confused about my claim and I'm struggling to figure out how much back pay I'm owed. Today (16th September) I've been awarded LWRCA for universal credit and in the support group for new style esa. My UC AP is 17th-16th with me being paid on the 23rd of each month. My claim started in December 16th 2024 but…
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Hi, my name is terry123! Why am I not getting help with housing after migration?
I live in n Ireland and recently been moved to uc. Before the move i was on esa and received £323.50 a fortnight and housing benefit of £156.58 a fortnight. Im now receiving £281.10 esa a fortnight and £65.55 uc a fortnight. Which is now a total of £633.40 a month, which has dropped from £960.16 per month. Also I need to…
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Could you tell me what the phonecall interview for u.c. from ESA goes like?
I'm stressed and anxious about the telephone appointment I have coming up and would appreciate any insight at all anyone can offer me. I am worried that just by talking to me they won't assess me taking into account my health etc. thankyou!!🥺
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Taking DWP-UC and or their contractor to court for disability discrimination: your thoughts?
See my letter to DWP, (personal information removed) and let me know your thoughts on this matter? I don't want to be subjected to this traumatic loop of abuse on the phone. Has anyone else with mental health Autism, OCD, Panic disorder, severe Anxiety taken or considered taking this cause of action? I have no intentions…
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Migrated to universal credit from esa advance payment query
Hi everyone looking for some advice as can't find any online. Currently applied for universal credit after receiving migration notice. Just quering advance payment offer. Its only offering me the standard allowance of £400.14 despite having been in support group. My health element as not yet been transferred as of yet and…
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Migrating from ESA to uc
Been on income related esa support group since 2014 I migrated over on 7th Sept and have for some reason been placed on new style esa and uc as a dual claim they have also sent a letter to state I need to attend a work coachappointment but I've been on support group should I not just transfer over to LWCRA can anyone help…
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No UC payment after migration
Hello everyone I'm paul was wondering if anyone has had the same problem as me regarding UC payments. I applied for UC on July 3rd moving from income based ESA which I have been on since 2017. Since then no payments of UC lcwra only ESA new style I got someone from citizens advice to ring them and they said I haven't…
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UC / council tax
I just migrated from ESA to UC , I had my council tax reward E mail , calculations do I got my UC witch is roughly the same as my ESA ,housing entitlement , same as my housing benefit was , but they also got a £30.22 a week unearnable income , that I not getting by the way ,can anyone explain this ? As council tax where…
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Hi migration over to universal credit
hi I’m a bit confused in what’s going on? I had until 2 December to do my migration I 16 September. I received income related employment and support allowance. Now that I’ve done universal credit claim they’re not going to pay me this does that mean I’ll get the new style Esa
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ESA Migration, denied extensions for serious MH crisis, where are the safeguards
Hello, I am sorry for the long post, In am terribly at expressing my thoughts into words. Background I'm reaching out for urgent assistance regarding my complex situation. I have several long-standing mental health conditions, including: - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) - Social…
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Migration to Universal Credit Worry.
When moving from Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance to Universal Credit a gap in payments of around three weeks occurs, during which time no benefits are paid. This gap means that my Housing Benefit, Council Tax and the three weeks' payments of ESA will not be paid and that the only way I can cover the bills…
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New to forum esa to uc migration letter
Hi Just joined the group after reading a thread about moving over from esa to universal credit. I found it OK in filling in the details but was shocked when I saw i was moved over to Uc and was still getting new style esa as was under the understanding that the government was moving it all over to Uc. So what are the…
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UC Payment's
Hello All Just wondering if someone could explain this Payment's from UC as I have just been moved to UC from income related ESA as the DWP say that is ending but that makes me laugh as I was told the same thing when I was moved from incapacity benefit to esa and that's over 13 years ago and incapacity benefit is still…
