Migration to UC letter

Giraffe76

Hi all, my partner has received a letter to ask her to start the migration from ESA to UC.
In the letter it says that she must claim by the 2nd week in February so does that mean that it's best to start the process now or can it be left for another little while.
Also does anyone know the difference in the payment levels if ESA compared to UC or maybe know somewhere we can go to research this please

Kind regards mark 

marcia_

 Thus calculator will give you an idea if you will be better off. 

https://benefits-calculator.turn2us.org.uk/

 But regardless you get 1 year protection were you will receive the same amount you were on previously unless your UC amount is more

poppy12345

marcia_ said:

 But regardless you get 1 year protection were you will receive the same amount you were on previously unless your UC amount is more

That's not correct. The one year Transitional Protection applies to those migrating from tax credits that have more than £16,000 in capital. For everyone else how long TP lasts will be different for everyone. Some will last longer than others. 

poppy12345

Giraffe76 said:

Hi all, my partner has received a letter to ask her to start the migration from ESA to UC.
In the letter it says that she must claim by the 2nd week in February so does that mean that it's best to start the process now or can it be left for another little while.
Also does anyone know the difference in the payment levels if ESA compared to UC or maybe know somewhere we can go to research this please

Kind regards mark 

When she should claim depends on what's included with her ESA. If it includes SDP then I'd wait for as long as possible to claim UC. If it doesn't then use a benefits calculator to see if she's better off by claiming UC because some people are. 

If you're living together as a couple then the migration letter will be for both of you and not just for your partner. You'll both need to start a claim and one of you will receive a linking code to join both claims together. 

marcia_

poppy12345 said:

marcia_ said:

 But regardless you get 1 year protection were you will receive the same amount you were on previously unless your UC amount is more

That's not correct. The one year Transitional Protection applies to those migrating from tax credits that have more than £16,000 in capital. For everyone else how long TP lasts will be different for everyone. Some will last longer than others. 

 I have zero savings and was given transitional protection.

peteuk

marcia_ said:

poppy12345 said:

marcia_ said:

 But regardless you get 1 year protection were you will receive the same amount you were on previously unless your UC amount is more

That's not correct. The one year Transitional Protection applies to those migrating from tax credits that have more than £16,000 in capital. For everyone else how long TP lasts will be different for everyone. Some will last longer than others. 

 I have zero savings and was given transitional protection.

The year long period of TP was for those who had capital over £16K, those without this still got a TP depending on their circumstances depends on the length of TP awarded.  

poppy12345

marcia_ said:

poppy12345 said:

marcia_ said:

 But regardless you get 1 year protection were you will receive the same amount you were on previously unless your UC amount is more

That's not correct. The one year Transitional Protection applies to those migrating from tax credits that have more than £16,000 in capital. For everyone else how long TP lasts will be different for everyone. Some will last longer than others. 

 I have zero savings and was given transitional protection.

Zero capital doesn't mean there's no entitlement to TP. There's TP entitlement if your UC award is less than your legacy benefits. 

marcia_

poppy12345 said:

marcia_ said:

poppy12345 said:

marcia_ said:

 But regardless you get 1 year protection were you will receive the same amount you were on previously unless your UC amount is more

That's not correct. The one year Transitional Protection applies to those migrating from tax credits that have more than £16,000 in capital. For everyone else how long TP lasts will be different for everyone. Some will last longer than others. 

 I have zero savings and was given transitional protection.

Zero capital doesn't mean there's no entitlement to TP. There's TP entitlement if your UC award is less than your legacy benefits. 

 Which is a different answer to what you stated above ^^

Spoonie_Turtle

marcia_ said:

poppy12345 said:

marcia_ said:

poppy12345 said:

marcia_ said:

 But regardless you get 1 year protection were you will receive the same amount you were on previously unless your UC amount is more

That's not correct. The one year Transitional Protection applies to those migrating from tax credits that have more than £16,000 in capital. For everyone else how long TP lasts will be different for everyone. Some will last longer than others. 

 I have zero savings and was given transitional protection.

Zero capital doesn't mean there's no entitlement to TP. There's TP entitlement if your UC award is less than your legacy benefits. 

 Which is a different answer to what you stated above ^^

I think the point was, 1 year only applies to the form of TP that disregards capital above £16,000. 
The transitional element which is supposed to make up a UC award to the same level of legacy benefits that were higher, is indefinite.  It erodes with increased UC entitlement, but lasts until whenever it's eroded to nil.  Which could be less than a year if changing circumstances mean someone becomes entitled to an extra element worth more than the transitional element, or could be years if it takes that long to erode from the annual uprating of UC.

poppy12345

marcia_ said:

poppy12345 said:

marcia_ said:

poppy12345 said:

marcia_ said:

 But regardless you get 1 year protection were you will receive the same amount you were on previously unless your UC amount is more

That's not correct. The one year Transitional Protection applies to those migrating from tax credits that have more than £16,000 in capital. For everyone else how long TP lasts will be different for everyone. Some will last longer than others. 

 I have zero savings and was given transitional protection.

Zero capital doesn't mean there's no entitlement to TP. There's TP entitlement if your UC award is less than your legacy benefits. 

 Which is a different answer to what you stated above ^^

No it isn't. Please quote where I said that those that didn't have capital over £16,000 wouldn't receive any TP. 

marcia_

poppy12345 said:

marcia_ said:

 But regardless you get 1 year protection were you will receive the same amount you were on previously unless your UC amount is more

That's not correct. The one year Transitional Protection applies to those migrating from tax credits that have more than £16,000 in capital. For everyone else how long TP lasts will be different for everyone. Some will last longer than others. 

poppy12345 said:

marcia_ said:

poppy12345 said:

marcia_ said:

poppy12345 said:

marcia_ said:

 But regardless you get 1 year protection were you will receive the same amount you were on previously unless your UC amount is more

That's not correct. The one year Transitional Protection applies to those migrating from tax credits that have more than £16,000 in capital. For everyone else how long TP lasts will be different for everyone. Some will last longer than others. 

 I have zero savings and was given transitional protection.

Zero capital doesn't mean there's no entitlement to TP. There's TP entitlement if your UC award is less than your legacy benefits. 

 Which is a different answer to what you stated above ^^

No it isn't. Please quote where I said that those that didn't have capital over £16,000 wouldn't receive any TP. 

 As above