Joint benefit claim?

leamingtonspaceman

poppy12345 said:

Although she won't have capital after she buys the house, if she has more than £16,000 now then she will not be entitled to any UC. 

1/ Then you will need to report the changes to ESA and you'll be sent a form to fill in which will ask you details about her. Your entitlement will then be based on your joint circumstances. Unless she's already claimed UC and then it will be a change of circumstances and you'll need to claim UC with her. This will then end your Income Related ESA. 

2/ The same applies but her NsESA will be treated as income and will be deducted from your Income Related ESA. You will still need to report the changes to ESA for your claim. If her PIP includes the daily living part then you'll be entitled to couples SDP. 

3/ Question already answered in number 1 above. (without the UC part) 

4/ same as number 2. 

5/ However, in the meantime you may receive a letter to migrate to Universal Credit and if this happens you'll have 3 months in which to claim. Once you submit your claim your Income Related ESA will end 2 weeks later. Once you move in together you'll need to report changes and she will need to start a claim herself. You will receive a linking code to join both claims together. Her NsESA (if entitled) will be deducted in full. 

You are making this more complicated than what it is. 

Edit to add, if you live together before a decision is made on her PIP then you'll lose the SDP. Which was advised on your other thread. -head hurts-

Hi,

I simply cannot thank you enough for this.

Yes, it is complex because there are so many different scenarios and I'm just trying to find out what to do and what will happen when it's all become apparent which scenario comes to pass.

We wanted to move in together before we got married, but events haven't gone to plan so it's all become a bit complex.

I noticed you post on another forum where you help people out. And I'm assuming you do this simply just to be of assistance?

It's very commendable and I hope you realise how valuable your posts are and how much, in my case anyway, it has helped.

Thank you so, so much...

leamingtonspaceman

Just one more thing.

I was under the impression that legacy income based ESA claimants won't be migrated to UC until 2029 at the earliest?

kaMelo

leamingtonspaceman said:

Just one more thing.

I was under the impression that legacy income based ESA claimants won't be migrated to UC until 2029 at the earliest?

No longer the case, ESA only claimants will receive migration notices from September 2024 as shown here.
https://ucmove.campaign.gov.uk/universal-credit/when-you-need-to-apply-universal-credit/

Unlike tax credits, what I haven't seen is a definitive end date for legacy ESA, the end of 2025 has been mentioned but as far as I'm aware nothing official has been announced..

HillStreetBlues

kaMelo said:

leamingtonspaceman said:

Just one more thing.

I was under the impression that legacy income based ESA claimants won't be migrated to UC until 2029 at the earliest?

No longer the case, ESA only claimants will receive migration notices from September 2024 as shown here.
https://ucmove.campaign.gov.uk/universal-credit/when-you-need-to-apply-universal-credit/

Unlike tax credits, what I haven't seen is a definitive end date for legacy ESA, the end of 2025 has been mentioned but as far as I'm aware nothing official has been announced..

The end of 2025 is still an "aim". If there does become a firm end date I expect it won't be for a good few months once they monitor how the moves are going. They won't want to give a firm date until they know they can stick to it.

poppy12345

No problem. Yes, I do post on another forum, I don't hide that from anyone. I didn't answer you on that forum because I had already answered you on this one. Yes, I do this freely in my own time. 

leamingtonspaceman

poppy12345 said:

No problem. Yes, I do post on another forum, I don't hide that from anyone. I didn't answer you on that forum because I had already answered you on this one. Yes, I do this freely in my own time. 

Well, it's a very selfless and highly commendable thing to do. I can't thank you enough.