Will I Automatically Get Disability Premium on UC?

RealGem

Spoonie_Turtle said:

RealGem said:

poppy12345 said:

Moving house isn't a change of circumstances that will prompt a move to UC. What will prompt a move is either needing to claim for help with your rent for the first time (unless you're living in either supported or temporary housing) or you're moving to a different local Authority.

Yes different local authority, thanks

Yes but will you be needing to claim help for rent?  If not, you shouldn't need to claim UC anyway.

Yes I definitely need help with rent, thanks

poppy12345

RealGem said:

calcotti said:

RealGem said:

HillStreetBlues said:

What group of ESA are you in and is it a single claim?

I think it's Income Related ESA. I am single yes.

You haven’t answered the question about which group you are in, WRAG or Support Group?

How do I find out which group I am in?

None of the letters say it. Only the amount. 

I get £149.05 a week.

Thanks

That amount suggests you’re in the Support Group. Your UC will include the LCWRA element from the start of your claim.

As your ESA doesn’t include the SDP this means that UC with LCWRA pays more than ESA Support Group. There’s no disability premiums payable with UC. 

If any part of your ESA is contributions based this will continue. Any Income Related will stop after 2 weeks. 

HillStreetBlues

@RealGem
What will happen is you will be moved into LCWRA  without the need for a further assessment.

Sometimes  it takes a while for the UC to match up with the ESA.

So when applying for UC make sure you made a note in your journal,  that you were in the Support Group and will be transferred to  LCWRA  so you will have no work commitments.

You will have to sign a agreement, but that should just be to check your journal from time to time.
 

RealGem

poppy12345 said:

RealGem said:

calcotti said:

RealGem said:

HillStreetBlues said:

What group of ESA are you in and is it a single claim?

I think it's Income Related ESA. I am single yes.

You haven’t answered the question about which group you are in, WRAG or Support Group?

How do I find out which group I am in?

None of the letters say it. Only the amount. 

I get £149.05 a week.

Thanks

That amount suggests you’re in the Support Group. Your UC will include the LCWRA element from the start of your claim.

As your ESA doesn’t include the SDP this means that UC with LCWRA pays more than ESA Support Group. There’s no disability premiums payable with UC. 

If any part of your ESA is contributions based this will continue. Any Income Related will stop after 2 weeks. 

Thank you, that's very helpful. 

Do you know how seemless this will be if make a new claim at the new address?

Or will I have to be reassessed? 

And do you know if there is a gap without any money? (I will struggle if that's the case!)

Thank you

RealGem

HillStreetBlues said:

@RealGem
What will happen is you will be moved into LCWRA  without the need for a further assessment.

Sometimes  it takes a while for the UC to match up with the ESA.

So when applying for UC make sure you made a note in your journal,  that you were in the Support Group and will be transferred to  LCWRA  so you will have no work commitments.

You will have to sign a agreement, but that should just be to check your journal from time to time.
 

Oops sorry I missed this post earlier.

Very helpful, Thanks a lot.

HillStreetBlues

RealGem said:

And do you know if there is a gap without any money? (I will struggle if that's the case!)

You will get 2 week run on with your ESA  and also HB if you are claiming it.

UC takes a month and 7 days for first payment (bit shorter if weekend involved)  but you can ask for an advance.

RealGem

HillStreetBlues said:

RealGem said:

And do you know if there is a gap without any money? (I will struggle if that's the case!)

You will get 2 week run on with your ESA  and also HB if you are claiming it.

UC takes a month and 7 days for first payment (bit shorter if weekend involved)  but you can ask for an advance.

Thanks a lot for that HillStreetBlues.

And thank you everyone who helped me out. Very kind of you.

calcotti

HillStreetBlues said:

RealGem said:

And do you know if there is a gap without any money? (I will struggle if that's the case!)

You will get 2 week run on with your ESA  and also HB if you are claiming it.

UC takes a month and 7 days for first payment (bit shorter if weekend involved)  but you can ask for an advance.

If the UC claim is being made at a new address the 2 week run on for HB will not apply as the HB will stop when the old address is vacated.

HillStreetBlues

calcotti said:

If the UC claim is being made at a new address the 2 week run on for HB will not apply as the HB will stop when the old address is vacated.

AFAIK it doesn't matter if you have a new address.

https://ucnotes.co.uk/universal-credit-home-page/making-a-claim/two-week-housing-benefit-run-on/

calcotti

HillStreetBlues said:

calcotti said:

If the UC claim is being made at a new address the 2 week run on for HB will not apply as the HB will stop when the old address is vacated.

AFAIK it doesn't matter if you have a new address.

https://ucnotes.co.uk/universal-credit-home-page/making-a-claim/two-week-housing-benefit-run-on/

It says the run on will on apply if the HB was ended because of claiming UC and for no other reason. I read this to mean that if there is has been a change of address which would end the HB anyway then the run on would not happen. That isn’t consistent with the paragraph you quoted but the one you quoted is more specific is hopefully correct.