Esa going onto universal credit

Anthonyk900

Thank you poppy12345 that’s helped a lot, yeah I know I won’t get esa it will be universal credit but just didn’t get how it worked so really I will get £580 a month all together and housing benefit on top? I have just applied for pip so just waiting to hear back as I keep getting told to apply but I think I will get knocked back as it’s just mental health and I know people who have been kicked off it.

Anthonyk900

You put in your information if you are about to move into your own place and claiming old esa then you will get put onto universal credit and I put I was claiming housing benefit already put in what I have been told by crisis about shared room rate and then you put in how much esa you get and it will tell you what you get now and there’s a button that say what you will get on universal credit click on that and it tells you what you get universal credit tbh I’m confused to getting told different things.

poppy12345

Housing benefit is the housing element part of UC and it's all paid as one payment. As i said, what you'll get will depend on the LHA for your area. You can check this by putting your postcode/details in here, make sure you put the shared rate. https://lha-direct.voa.gov.uk/

poppy12345

ev8 wrote: »

How do you do this? I get confused easily, if you want to work out for universal credit do you tick you are already getting it or say no?

According to this thread here.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5724662/help-with-universal-credit-please


You're claiming ESA still. No point putting your details into a benefits calculator for UC because the transitional protection isn't in place yet. You won't have to move across for quite some time yet unless a change of circumstances prompts a move, as explained in thread above.

Anthonyk900

Yes I am claiming old style esa but live with parents never had my own place before and I’m looking to move out so will need to put a new claim in for housing benefit which is universal credit so that’s change in circumstances hence why I have came on here for info on what I will get and my shared room rate is £67.62 a week so will I get that on top of my £580 a month ?

poppy12345

Anthonyk900 wrote: »

Yes I am claiming old style esa but live with parents never had my own place before and I’m looking to move out so will need to put a new claim in for housing benefit which is universal credit so that’s change in circumstances hence why I have came on here for info on what I will get and my shared room rate is £67.62 a week so will I get that on top of my £580 a month ?

Yes, i know you're claiming ESA and want to move. My above comment wasn't for you, which was why i quoted someone else's comment.



Yes, £67.62 per week extra, which is £293 per month for the housing element. So unless you find somewhere for this amount then you'll need to pay the extra. If your PIP claim is successful you'll receive the 1 bed rate, which will be more. Depending on where in the country you live, it could be difficult to find somewhere for this amount, if you're planning on living alone.

Anthonyk900

Where I’m getting confused is atm I get esa which is £127 a week so £508 a month atm I don’t claim housing benefit but as I’m looking to move out I will need to make a new claim and that’s uc so I have calculated what I will get on universal credit which will be £251+£328 for esa which is in universal lump sum and then plus £270.48 housing benefit which is in lump sum universal credit so all together I will get £850 is this right

Anthonyk900

So sorry poppy12345 didn’t realise new to this

Anthonyk900

And I live in Newcastle so it’s fairly cheap

poppy12345

Anthonyk900 wrote: »

Where I’m getting confused is atm I get esa which is £127 a week so £508 a month atm I don’t claim housing benefit but as I’m looking to move out I will need to make a new claim and that’s uc so I have calculated what I will get on universal credit which will be £251+£328 for esa which is in universal lump sum and then plus £270.48 housing benefit which is in lump sum universal credit so all together I will get £850 is this right

That's correct but you'll need to use some of that to pay your rent plus all of your other bills. Gas, electric, water, food and any other bills.



Council tax reduction needs to be claimed from your local council because it's not part of UC. If you live alone you'll receive a 25% reduction in this.