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3 days 10 hours ago #311438 by Ianeif2
Hi there,

I've just received a message telling me to check my UC account where I saw the above title"our records show that you are getting Employment and Support Allowance".

With a list of all the benefits that can affect my universal credit.

I do receive ESA but when I did the merge over to UC I was told that because I had worked until my 40's it would affect how I'm paid and that I would now receive so much universal credit and some work based credit ESA which confused me at the time, but I let the experts sort it out and trusted they knew what they were doing.

So now, this message I've received sounds like I'm going to lose universal credit because I receive part of my payment from ESA.

Has anyone else had this message?
Have you seen this message?
Is it a mistake?

Should I get in touch with Universal Credit and tell them it's because I haven't always claimed disibility benefits, so I receive so much of my benefit from ESA and so much from UC?

Because this is what I was advised when I did the merge over to UC by the people put in place to help us.

Kind regards

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2 days 23 hours ago #311459 by latetrain
Replied by latetrain on topic Our records show that you are getting:
Hi Ianeif2

You can claim both NS ESA and UC.

NS ESA is deducted £ for £ from your UC allowance. ESA is paid fortnightly whereas UC is paid monthly.

The message you have received is a standard message, so nothing to worry about, you can always contact your local Welfare Rights Organisation to put your mind at ease.

Gary

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