the dreaded brown envelope

stuart52 wrote:

it doesn't make it right though pete what they are doing, at this time i haven't had any migration letter, i am somewhat concerned, on paper i should get the 15 points, in reality we all know different, if i fail ESA and am forced onto JSA then i will not be able to comply with that regime due to the fact i cannot meet the criteria for meeting the labour market conditions 'actively seeking work', so i have no idea what will happen to me, even if i get ESA its only a matter of time before they will try to take it off me, i hope the OP gets a good result.

Hi,

Whether right or wrong we can only explain the situation as it currently is.

Re migration, it is an ongoing process currently scheduled to go on until 2014 although many think that date is rather optimistic. Again all we can safely say is that at some point between now and when migration ceases, all IB/IS claimants will be migrated across to ESA (and then potentially onto Universal Credit if claiming Income Related ESA, although if/when that will be god knows!).

Pete