ESA-UC Migration and LCWRA

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Denby

Dear Gary,
My last reply has not appeared in the thread despite other members joining in.

I'm embarrassed to press this issue but the government website states that a claimant will not have to undertake a Work Capability Assessment (WCA) again when moving to Universal Credit if ALL of the following apply:

1. You’ve been receiving Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
2. You’ve already completed a WCA
3. You’ve been assessed whilst claiming ESA

On point 3, I am overdue by many years, never having been reassessed since my move to IR ESA from an older legacy benefit.
They add that if a WCA is due for a review, the claimant will need to have another assessment. In my case, would this be a pre-migration ESA50 or a post-migration UC50?

I am grateful to you for drawing my attention to the possibility of the need to claim UC within three month being extended if there is “good reason”. Do you think the DWP would consider a claimant who is the sole next of kin to a person who has a terminal diagnosis would meet this criterion?

Thank you so much for your help this far,

Mari

This is great; I think you should pin so we can find it in the future..

Thank you again, Gary, for your tremendous support.

Regarding my last point, the Mind UK website states the following:

“The Government have said they will give an extension to anyone who gets in touch and says they are struggling to make a claim to Universal Credit because of a mental health problem (or in some other situations, for example for people who are homeless.) They have also said in some circumstances they will postpone the move to Universal Credit in the long-term if someone is unwell.”

Another mental health site states:

“As currently drafted, the regulations allow vulnerable people who are migrating to request an extension for making a claim. DWP staff can also extend the deadline for making a claim or cancel the migration notice for a claim. However, extensions will only be granted if there is ‘good reason’…

Presumably, all this applies to physical health issues, too.

I don’t know how I’ll cope if I receive a migration notice in the first year. I have a long-term and progressive physical condition that can leave be almost helpless, deteriorating depression, and a dying loved one who needs all the emotional support and love I can give up and beyond entry to a hospice.

I think I’ll have a letter to my MP written up ready to print and post.

Thanks,

Mari