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If I make a change to ESA Income related, will it trigger a UC claim instead

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  • calcotti
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    my award letter for IR ESA enhanced disability doesn't show the £16.40 enhanced disability award amount. It has what I receive in contributory rate, the top up I received from going from incapacity benefit to contributory ESA ( I received ESA IR this year) and then shows a £9.00 additional amount.


    As poppy says I would expect the letter to show c-ESA plus ib-ESA and if this is less than your old IB amount a transitional protection amount would be added. Not sure what the additional amount will refer to. Unfortunately DWP letters about ESA are the worst and very difficult to understand.
    Information I post is for England unless otherwise stated. Some rules may be different in other parts of UK.
  • I'm happy that the change won't trigger a UC application. I've been fretting all night.

    Thank you for your help.
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