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UC Managed migration - Now receiving LESS than before Migration
Hi, I wonder if anyone can assist please? I'm assisting my sister with her managed migration. She was previously on ESA contribution based support groupl. She received £489 per fortnight. Her Housing benefit was around £107 per week, this was paid directly to her Housing association, her rent was £639 however the deficit…
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ESA migrating to UC - help with what I'll receive please?
Hello. I'm over 25, and in the IR ESA support group with two disability elements. I also receive PIP. I don't have housing costs. Pic is attached showing what I receive now. I have looked at some online calculators and what I'll receive on UC comes up different each time (including TP) Can someone work out what I'll get on…
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UC Migration Payment Issue
Hello my name is Leeanna and I am in the middle of transferring over. I received around £960 ESA every four weeks and now I get £252.20 ESA and Universal Credit is £162.22 every fortnight. It is £828.85 month but based on their calculations I should be getting £1042.38 as I have transitional protection this is my…
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Hi, my name is Mand457!
Hi 👋🏽 I’ve been an unpaid carer for over 25 years, I happy gave up working in 1996 when my son got an early ( before 3 autism diagnosis) I already had an 9 year old daughter who at the time was great but was later diagnosed with schizophrenia in her late teens/20’s . I had never had any mental health issues however I had a…
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Hi, my name is nat2879! Can they stop my transitional payment?
Please can someone help me understand! beginning of this year i got told that i had to transfer over to universal credit, which i have done. Since signing over i had to move due to family issues and my disability getting worse. Where i used to live my rent was £500 a month. My new property is a lot more which i was aware…
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My experience of Migration to UC from ESA Support Group with Capital and student income
Hello all, I hope you are all able to find some time to enjoy this weather. I wanted to offer my own experiences, and some tips that you may find helpful, in the process of managed migration. First of all an old-school reference here: DON'T PANIC! (of course I did, but having now come out of the otherside of it, I can say…
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NOT BEEN AWARDED TRANSITIONAL PROTECTION PAYMENT
I was sent a migration notice while I was in receipt of ESA . I made the application so I wouldn’t lose my current benefits. I had a notification today letting me know of the payments will be getting, but looking through these amounts that Universal Credit has wrote,I can see they have miscalculated as I was given…
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Hi, my name is lady87! I just recently made a claim to UC and got notified of my payment amounts...
I just recently made a claim to UC and got notified of my payment amounts today. I am missing my transitional protection payment as they said I am not entitled. Even though i am now £160 worse off. I had the help to claim help line give me a list of calculations, and what they had calculated is correct apart from the TP…
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ESA & Transitional Protection - Crucial Timings?
Hello. Legacy Benefits from April 2025 ESA £92.05 - Support Group £48.50 - Severely Disabled Premium £82.90 - Disability Income Guarantee £21.20 = Weekly Total £244.65 (£978.60 every 4 weeks/28 days) Waiting to be managed migration to Universal Credit and would be eligible for Transition Protection. Universal Credit…
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Jus feels wrong. Can I appeal this? Losing transitional protection, moving from Wales to England
Hi, I have just been on the phone to the U?/C helpline and was told to send a journal entry to my case manager to explain the situation as soon as possible. I have just migrated from ESA where I received the Severe Disability Premium. This has been brought over to U/C as a transitional payment. However I am about to move o…
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ESA Migration Letter received with Transitional Proctection - advice needed
Hi everyone, Im new here and and my name is Jan, My son received his ESA Migration Letter with Transistioinal Proctection. He is in the ESA Support group. I will be helping him complete the online claim for Universal Credit as he suffers with his Mental Health/Depression/Social Anxiety/Health Anxiety/Skin Disorder and does…
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SDP transitional protection
hi everyone hoping to get some advice as feel like I’m going mad…. long story short I am on uc was a single claim I receive lcwra I also have the highest child disability element as our daughter has spina bifida. Partner on esa SDP we moved house and moved in together so he joined my uc claim. We were told he does not get…
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Query re LCWRA and transitional protection
Hi all, my sister was on JSA and received the severe disability premium. I completed migration paperwork and she was put on UC from January. I was advised to apply for LCWRA and she was just awarded this. Her transitional protection was £625 on top of her UC. I now understand the LWCRA is £435 - almost £200 less. Does this…
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Hi, My daughter has been awarded DLA
Hi, My daughter has been awarded DLA for 1 year. If I tell UC I lose my transitional protection and if my daughters DLA stops next year I'll be worse off because I've lost the transitional protection. Also, if they back date the disabled child element I will owe them money because they've paid me the transitional…
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Universal credit.
Hi I am a carer for my adult autistic son who I help to live independently. I'm in my seventies and find it difficult with computers. My son went over to Universal credit in January, I'm just getting used to it. On his journal yesterday it says because his rent has increased his transitional payment has gone down by the…
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AET AND TRANSITIONAL PROTECTION
Hi. we migrated from tax credits in march 2024 and were under transitional protection for 12 months. however my earnings were below the aet for 3 months and i had to redeclare our savings etc. which i did and UC was reinstated as they sent a letter via journal stating they had made a mistake as the savings disregard had…
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transitional protection
Hi on 2022 I was told my transitional protection was ending as my universal credit went up. I didn't think much of it but today, I got a message on my uc account saying they owe me money From transitional protection from 2022 to 2024, im happy of course but confused as I thought it stopped, but it seems to be stopped…
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on old style Esa, twins on the way and waiting for tribunal date
im on pip and so was my wife, due to these disgusting humans from such as capita. My wife was on pip as well and she had light touch. however they spun it in such a way, that her award ended, waited over 20 months and still waiting for tribunal hearing. They booked on date she had appointment due to high risk pregnancy.…
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Hi, my name is LDavid! I migrated to UC in Oct, 2024, I was to be protected. By Transistional ...
Hi, I migrated to UC in Oct, 2024, I was to be protected. By Transistional Protection. I was advised I needed a fit note until I got assessed by a practitioner. Two Health Assessment Questionnaires were sent out to an address , I had not lived at for 3 years!! I have no idea why my address was not updated. I had a…
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Migration and transitional protection.
Good moaning everyone. I have a situation I need help and advice with. I have transitioned from old legacy to uc through migration a week ago. I am or was on sdp,esa, support group and enhanced pip, housing benefit Luckily my pip is valid until 2029. I rent a one bedroom flat which was calculated at 1146.86 per calendar…
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Ending self employment, get PIP and Carers. Will I be penalised?
Hi I need some help, even directing to the right place. I am self employed and receive PIP (I work in a shop with my mam who is also my carer - gets CA for me). Also have two disabled children 17 and 13 receiving PIP and DLA (I claim CA for eldest). I moved onto UC from Tax Credits summer 2024 and receive transitional…
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SDP AND LCWRA
hi there I recently got awarded for LCWRA. My first fit note was submitted from the 24th September 2024. I currently get pip & sdp which, on my transferral over to UC I received Transitional protection of over £500 a month. I have got my monthly statement and, as expected, the TP has decreased because I now get the LCWRA…
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Advice on statement
Hello, Recevied my first statement this morning and wanted some advice if its correct. I see there is no TP added or deduction for the TC overpayment, maybe that will be next month. what I got before ESA - Support group £481.10 TC £187.84 Rent was covered in HB Statement says Standard allowance £393.45 Housing £685.72…
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Transitional protection and lcwra
hi, I’m hoping someone can help me. I was told in may with the migration letter that I had to move to UC from legacy benefits. May 27th I submitted my UC claim and as I have a few health concerns myself was told I had to put in a fit note and go for lcwra. I have never put in for anything such as pip for myself as I’m a…
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TRANSITIONAL PROTECTION ENDING
hi everyone, I hope you’re all having a good day ! I wondered if anyone is able to give me some advice please regards transitional protection. I have enquired direct with UC regards this query numerous times and have been given conflicting advice. My son is due to turn 19 in June. I’m aware that my child element will stop…
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UC Transitional protection query
My child has just been awarded higher care rate, was previously on lower care. I understand the rate is significantly higher on UC but have come to realise I may not benefit from this as I get a transitional protection bonus will this eat in to this as will almost wipe it out for me or will it be an additional amount. I…
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Latest upper tribunal case
Hi I'm wondering if the latest upper tribunal case is going to go in my favour. I'm going to quote what poppy said in my last post. Would this mean the carers element will be added back on to my claim poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,348 ChampioningJanuary 1 Thank you. Oh dear, I'm afraid this isn't going to…
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Hi, my name is TheCatSays! Been given 2 months to leave my home, any advice?
Just got the dreaded 2 months to leave my home and have a few questions; Autism, ADHD, C-PTSD but doing my best to navigate the system. I understand it's always best to ask Those in The Know such as Citizens Advice (I'll go in the morning) but I can at least get an idea where I stand with the help of you good people. I'm…
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Hi, my name is jim100! ESA,SDP migration to UC
Poppy I was on esa with sdp and migrated to UC , I was told I'd be getting the same amount because of TP . But you said sdp isn't payed with new style esa now. So how will my new award of UC keep my payments the same as old LB , because my new style esa is £276 a fortnight were as before it was another 200 pound more. So…
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Transitional Protection And New Housing Costs Claim
Hi, I just wanted to get some advise on my current situation :) I am currently receiving ESA Support Group and PIP Standard for both daily living/mobility. I have received a migration to Universal Credit letter with a deadline of 22/2/25. I am awaiting to hear back from DWP as I believe I have recently became eligible for…
