I've just gone through managed migration from Income Related ESA to New Style ESA & UC, and literally received my first UC payment today. I also received a council tax bill for £244 for the last 5 weeks! My council tax support has gone from 100% to 15% since they class both new style ESA and UC as income, and with transitional protection it places me in the highest earning bracket and therefore I now need to find £120.00 council tax per month, plus the £91 per month rent they are no longer paying. So while my money coming in for NS ESA and UC is roughly similar to what I was getting on IR ESA (with protection), they are clawing back that protection through any means possible, and my home is now in jeopardy if I can't find £211.00 per month. Spoiler alert... I can't! The extra money I receive for being disabled is spent on things I need because I'm disabled. So either my health can suffer or I lose my house. Wow! I'm speechless and I am unbelievably tired of everything right now.
I just wanted to warn people of this. And that apparently managed migration means council tax departments have new rules they are instructed to follow, and therefore you just have to pay it.