Migrating from ESA for UC for daughter with special needs

Mr_Mango

Hi everyone, my daughter has special needs and I've long been her appointee for her benefits. I recently received a letter asking me to apply for universal credit as ESA is being phased out. Now, I am really confused when it comes to the actual application online. I've created an account in my name using my email address, checked the box that says I am an appointee and completed the rest of the form using answers provided by my daughter. However no where in the application so far does it ask for my daughter (the claimant) name? Have I got this right or am I going horribly wrong? Any help would be appreciated thank you!

huckster

It is your daughters application, so the account should have been in your daughters name.

So don't submit

Start again.

toomuchinfo

I’ve done this for my son recently. I created the account in my son’s name, using my email address and ticked the box to say he has a appointee.

Blancmang25

Mr_Mango said:

Hi everyone, my daughter has special needs and I've long been her appointee for her benefits. I recently received a letter asking me to apply for universal credit as ESA is being phased out. Now, I am really confused when it comes to the actual application online. I've created an account in my name using my email address, checked the box that says I am an appointee and completed the rest of the form using answers provided by my daughter. However no where in the application so far does it ask for my daughter (the claimant) name? Have I got this right or am I going horribly wrong? Any help would be appreciated thank you!

I've just completed my sister’s UC migration.
The account must be in your daughter's name, who is the claimant, so as advised do not submit the claim.
I wasn't the appointee at the time but still created the account using my email and phone number.
The DWP (Jobcentre) are very good (I found) at these sort of migrations.