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New style esa and universal credit
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5 years 9 months ago #240381 by Andrea pritchard
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Can someone tell me if this is right. I claim UC for housing costs and new style esa obviously standard allowance on UC deducted because of this. I recently had esa health assessment and have been placed in support group. UC now deduct the extra money I receive for being in support group from my housing allowance meaning I now have to pay that out of my esa £40 a week so am expected to live off £73 because I am too ill to work. Yet old style esa get the extra money and full housing benefit how is this right ?
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5 years 9 months ago #240383 by Gordon
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What they are doing is correct but you should also be receiving the LCWRA element as part of your UC, unfortunately the communication between the UC and ESA departments is completely manual so you need put an entry in your journal that you been placed in the Support Group and ask for the award to be transferred across to your UC claim. This should add £336.20 per month to your UC before the NS ESA is deducted.
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Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explains where everything is
Welcome to Benefits and Work
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What they are doing is correct but you should also be receiving the LCWRA element as part of your UC, unfortunately the communication between the UC and ESA departments is completely manual so you need put an entry in your journal that you been placed in the Support Group and ask for the award to be transferred across to your UC claim. This should add £336.20 per month to your UC before the NS ESA is deducted.
Gordon
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