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16 hours 31 minutes ago #300069 by olly349
Replied by olly349 on topic Looking for advice on UC migration from ESA with 4 weeks left to claim
Hi David,
I could wait until the 14th of March and try to get a deadline extension. The problem is that I don't like the uncertainty of not knowing for certain whether my request will be granted. I think this will create more anxiety and if it is not granted I would have limited time to complete my claim. Based on this I think it may be best for me to make my claim by the original deadline.
You've helped me a lot already and I appreciate that the CAB are very helpful in making a claim but I find phonecalls create a lot of anxiety for me so could you perhaps help me with a few more questions? Last week I spent hours preparing for 2 phonecalls with UC and CAB which lasted for a few minutes each as they could only tell me that I had to wait until a week before my deadline. This made me feel in limbo and not sure how to move forward. It is easier for me to type than to make phonecalls so this forum is a more accessible way for me to try to navigate this process. My questions are as follows:
Part of my ESA is a severe disability premium and my letter says I am entitled to transitional protection. From reading the guidebooks I had thought that I would automatically go over to the UC's LCWRA group but I can see a lot of other members have had either home visits or phone "assessments" before the outcome was decided. I may have missed this detail but I can't see anything in the guidebooks to say that this is part of the migration process. Are these calls or visits based on certain criteria?
I'm unsure as to when I should make my claim. The guidebook says to make sure you cover all your bills and don't leave yourself short as, although there will be a 2 week run on of ESA, there will also be a 3 week period where I will not receive any benefits. I rent privately and am required to pay 6 months rent upfront twice a year. I budgeted to make sure I would have enough in my account and made my latest rent payment on Monday. This has left me with limited funds in my account. My last Housing and ESA payments before my deadline are on the 10th and 12th of March so should I wait to receive these payments and then make my claim when I have more funds in my account to cover the 3 weeks with no UC? If I do this am I leaving things too tight to complete everything by the 21st?
I currently receive council tax support but I do not know if this will continue after I start receiving UC. What is the best way for me to find out how this will be affected?
Thanks for your help
I could wait until the 14th of March and try to get a deadline extension. The problem is that I don't like the uncertainty of not knowing for certain whether my request will be granted. I think this will create more anxiety and if it is not granted I would have limited time to complete my claim. Based on this I think it may be best for me to make my claim by the original deadline.
You've helped me a lot already and I appreciate that the CAB are very helpful in making a claim but I find phonecalls create a lot of anxiety for me so could you perhaps help me with a few more questions? Last week I spent hours preparing for 2 phonecalls with UC and CAB which lasted for a few minutes each as they could only tell me that I had to wait until a week before my deadline. This made me feel in limbo and not sure how to move forward. It is easier for me to type than to make phonecalls so this forum is a more accessible way for me to try to navigate this process. My questions are as follows:
Part of my ESA is a severe disability premium and my letter says I am entitled to transitional protection. From reading the guidebooks I had thought that I would automatically go over to the UC's LCWRA group but I can see a lot of other members have had either home visits or phone "assessments" before the outcome was decided. I may have missed this detail but I can't see anything in the guidebooks to say that this is part of the migration process. Are these calls or visits based on certain criteria?
I'm unsure as to when I should make my claim. The guidebook says to make sure you cover all your bills and don't leave yourself short as, although there will be a 2 week run on of ESA, there will also be a 3 week period where I will not receive any benefits. I rent privately and am required to pay 6 months rent upfront twice a year. I budgeted to make sure I would have enough in my account and made my latest rent payment on Monday. This has left me with limited funds in my account. My last Housing and ESA payments before my deadline are on the 10th and 12th of March so should I wait to receive these payments and then make my claim when I have more funds in my account to cover the 3 weeks with no UC? If I do this am I leaving things too tight to complete everything by the 21st?
I currently receive council tax support but I do not know if this will continue after I start receiving UC. What is the best way for me to find out how this will be affected?
Thanks for your help
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15 hours 17 minutes ago #300078 by David
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Replied by David on topic Looking for advice on UC migration from ESA with 4 weeks left to claim
Hi olly349
It is always dangerous to pick parts of other members Benefits queries and attempt to apply them to yours. So to answer your question you have already told me in a previous post that you are in the Support Group so you will stay in that and the UC equivalent which is termed LCWRA until a DWP medical called the WCA decides otherwise.
Do not worry about missing the deadline of 21 March as you are given a " grace period " until the end of your first UC Assessment Period to make the new UC claim . Here is some info--
Claiming universal credit after the deadline day
If you receive a migration notice and do not claim universal credit on or before the deadline day, your tax credit award (and any other legacy benefit) will be terminated.
However, there is a grace period to give you more time to make your universal credit claim. This means that provided you claim universal credit within a month of the deadline day, your universal credit award will still start from the original deadline day and you can still benefit from the transitional protection rules. This is sometimes called the final deadline day as it falls on what would be the last day of your first universal credit assessment period.
www.litrg.org.uk/benefits/moving-univers...on/migration-process
Each local authority has its own Council Tax Reduction scheme and you willl need to contact them when you get your first UC payment.
David
It is always dangerous to pick parts of other members Benefits queries and attempt to apply them to yours. So to answer your question you have already told me in a previous post that you are in the Support Group so you will stay in that and the UC equivalent which is termed LCWRA until a DWP medical called the WCA decides otherwise.
Do not worry about missing the deadline of 21 March as you are given a " grace period " until the end of your first UC Assessment Period to make the new UC claim . Here is some info--
Claiming universal credit after the deadline day
If you receive a migration notice and do not claim universal credit on or before the deadline day, your tax credit award (and any other legacy benefit) will be terminated.
However, there is a grace period to give you more time to make your universal credit claim. This means that provided you claim universal credit within a month of the deadline day, your universal credit award will still start from the original deadline day and you can still benefit from the transitional protection rules. This is sometimes called the final deadline day as it falls on what would be the last day of your first universal credit assessment period.
www.litrg.org.uk/benefits/moving-univers...on/migration-process
Each local authority has its own Council Tax Reduction scheme and you willl need to contact them when you get your first UC payment.
David
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
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