Hi everyone, I receive esa (support group) and pip,I also live with my partner who works part time (12 hours a week)who has been unwell,for a while,and may not be able to work much longer. Someone had suggested to me,to make a joint claim for uc ,but has also said that I would need afit medical note from my doctor because of my esa. Please could you tell me weather this is correct,and would this be worth it,financially, as I don't know,if this would make us worse off Thankyou
You may need to provide a Fit Note if you claim UC, your current award should be transferred to UC but this is a manual process and there will be a period of time, it should only be days but could be longer, when UC will have no knowledge of your ESA award and you may be asked to provide a Note to cover this period.
Gordon
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