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1 week 1 day ago #307756 by Ant
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I've a question in relation to ESA to Universal Credit migration.
If an ESA claimant can still apply for UC after their deadline date—but before their "final deadline" date—is there any need to request, or benefit in obtaining, an extension?
If I've understood the B&W guides correctly, anyone applying after their deadline but before the final deadline will have their UC backdated and will still get any transitional protection and their two-week legacy benefit run-on.
Thanks.
If an ESA claimant can still apply for UC after their deadline date—but before their "final deadline" date—is there any need to request, or benefit in obtaining, an extension?
If I've understood the B&W guides correctly, anyone applying after their deadline but before the final deadline will have their UC backdated and will still get any transitional protection and their two-week legacy benefit run-on.
Thanks.
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1 week 1 day ago #307795 by Angel
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Replied by Angel on topic ESA to UC migration – deadline extensions
HI Ant,
This is a great question!
I have a couple of thoughts on this...if someone misses their deadline day, their legacy benefits would run on for 2 weeks from the deadline day and then stop. Even though they could claim UC say three weeks after the deadline day and still get transitional protection, it could mean a gap in income since their legacy benefit run on would have ended and they'd still have to wait the usual 5 weeks I think for the claim to be sorted out.
My second thought on this is that if you don't ask for an extension and then something comes up that causes a delay, there is a risk of missing the final deadline day and that's a really big problem, as you will have seen from the guide.
So I would say if someone knows they may struggle to claim by the DD, then they would be best to ask for an extension just in case to minimise anything going horribly wrong.
Best wishes
This is a great question!
I have a couple of thoughts on this...if someone misses their deadline day, their legacy benefits would run on for 2 weeks from the deadline day and then stop. Even though they could claim UC say three weeks after the deadline day and still get transitional protection, it could mean a gap in income since their legacy benefit run on would have ended and they'd still have to wait the usual 5 weeks I think for the claim to be sorted out.
My second thought on this is that if you don't ask for an extension and then something comes up that causes a delay, there is a risk of missing the final deadline day and that's a really big problem, as you will have seen from the guide.
So I would say if someone knows they may struggle to claim by the DD, then they would be best to ask for an extension just in case to minimise anything going horribly wrong.
Best wishes
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