I am in process of moving to universal credit due to moving (only option I had with being offered social housing and needing to vacate former property due to landlord selling) to a new town. I do not know the 'award' as yet, but as my payment for UC falls on 16th of the month and the first payment for me in September, I wonder what happens to the two weeks before that where i am due esa on Friday 14th. I am also due housing benefit Monday 10th. I will probably just have to sit it out and wait, although it's stressful not knowing and I'm stretching finances to the limit waiting as I budget on the pre UC payments. I am worried I will lose out on two weeks money and received an esa letter to my new address about my esa payments which according to that are still the same. It's very confusing.
I don't see why you would lose out, the ESA will either be paid and deducted from your UC or not paid and you will receive UC to cover the two week period.
Gordon
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