SDP and UC Migration

Just a heads up if you are migrated (managed) to UC and have a PIP award pending. I had migrated in the middle of waiting on my PIP decision. Once awarded and also awarded SDP (Severe Disability Premium), I had backdated payments for both, SDP through ESA dept up to the migration date. I informed, via my UC Journal, of the new awards and kept getting told I was not owed any transitional protection for SDP. I asked for a case manager to look at this as I felt it was incorrect. Said case manager called me and told me I was wrong and that I was getting more than legacy benefit and that I wouldn’t be getting any transitional protection.

I contacted Citizens Advice and they did calculations. I was indeed owed transitional protection of approximately £230 a month! We had a 3 way call with UC Mandatory Reconsideration Dept. A form was completed by them and I am now awaiting a decision. However, the chap actually said his calculations also proved I would get TP too.

I’m fuming to be honest, as I felt gaslit by the original Case Manager. I was a finance and Development Manager before getting ill. So I knew in my gut something wasn’t right. I can add up haha.

Anyway, stand your ground. Also the Citizens Advice were a great help.