To not understand how universal credit works

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Please bare with me,I know a lot of benefit bashing goes on here but I really need advice as can't access any in RL until Monday at least.
Finally finally got around to working out how much I get now I'm on universal credit compared to when I was getting ESA and child tax( I'm soon to get my 4th monthly payment and from the very beginning I've really struggled and ended up very overdrawn within the first 2 weeks,I cut everything to the bone this month and already overdrawn with a week to go,this includes still having to pay rent,weekly food shop etc.
Turns out I'm getting £412 LESS a month!!! I assumed the transitional protection covered this!!!

@Miley1967 Thank you so much,really helpful thank you.Still a little confused though as if they take the transitional protection away I'll still be £230 worse off per month and the government are always keen to point out that this wouldn't be the case,but I'll take £200 down over £400 any day of the week.

I know I definitely shouldn't be getting esa alongside UC as it was income based.

Do you have deductions? It tells you at the bottom of your statement. Transitional protection is added before deductions

Hi am getting some but by the looks not nearly what I should thanks.

Yes I'm sorry I don't understand either. Maybe the TP was calculated wrongly in the first place, but the LCWRA needs adding to the other elements and then TP calculated which doesn't appear to have been done. I hope you manage to get it sorted asap. The LCWRA element often gets missed off because ESA don't communicate with UC. I once had a client who was missing this element for 18 months but he did get it all backdated thankfully when I uncovered the mistake !

Yes I use powder,also got those laundry eggs on discount dragon 70 washes for £5 so bought 4,I use home bargains snow fairy laundry cleaner instead of softener,so can skip using conditioner and do a cool wash,thermostat only ever up to 18,cook a lot and batch freeze when I can,which is economical but helps with disability also.
I'm so so grateful to be in a country where I'm able to receive benefits when unable to work.Just a big adjustment when it dropped so suddenly.

Hi,no no deductions.

I would definitely change the rent payment to be paid to your landlord directly on your behalf
It means you never see the money so never leaves you trying to find it like when you've had to make the payment yourself
I find budgeting is much easier this way

Sorry I got distracted. As others have said they should be paying you LCWRA and it should be backdated. Make sure they do not remove your transitional protection as it should have been there from the beginning. This may be a lengthy process of UC messing things up so you need to stay firm and say 1) you were entitled to LCWRA from migration date can you add now.
2) backdate the LCWRA to start of claim
3) the LCWRA should not cause removal of your TP
Just checking it was the support group of ESA?

I switched over in November via migration and I get the same has I did when I received tax credits.
Actually we get a little more because dh gets the carers element on uc now.

Surely if the LCWRA had been added from the beginning though, there wouldn't be any TP as the total UC would have been £416 more than without it and likely no TP due?

Yes support group thanks.

Yes but if they add on the LCWRA and leave the transitional protection as is then I will be on the same money as when on EsA as it should be.

I think the TP is to cover the severe disability payment.

You should be getting LCWRA, and this has been missed off your payments.

as it’s definitely support group my advice is to definitely write a message in your journal with the points I mentioned in my last post and ask for it be sent to a DM. Sorry you are going through this and I hope they sort it soon. If you need more help this Facebook group is excellent Universal Credit and legacy benefit advice

Thank you everyone for the help,will report back tomorrow with any developments.

Hi does anyone understand what this means please?
I've been trying to get them to understand all day that I'm not getting the right amount,I've now asked to see someone in person.

You need to speak to someone who knows what they are talking about. The three month waiting period they have mentioned would be for someone just newly being awarded LCWRA. As you were previously on ESA that LCWRA element should start form the start of your claim.
Please make sure you send any messages on your journal under the ' payments ' option. these will then go straight to your case manager who should know what they are doing. I'm so sick of people being given wrong advice .
Have you recently been awarded support group on ESA ? if so then a waiting period may be relevant but if you have been on ESA long term then this is wrong.

There is a Facebook group called universal credit help.
Join and post in the group.
They are extremely knowledgeable and will tell you what you should receive and will even tell you exactly what you need to put on your journal to get things sorted

Op when you leave another message on your journal you need to write that the LCWRA element should have been added from the start of your claim under transitional rules regulation 19. This is unless you have recently been awarded ESA support group/ LCWRA.

@Miley1967 Thank you so much,no new claim,been on it long term.
Thanks @Sassy306

UPDATE!!!!
After 17 journal entries 2 phone calls and this thread they've admitted their mistake and it will all be sorted by week en,can I just take this moment to thank every one of you 💐@Acc0untant @BlwyddynNewydd @DragonFly98 @Firefly100 @iamnotalemon @InDogweRust @Miley1967 @Monstermashermashedthemonster @MrsJHernandez @NotthinglikeaBondGirl @pinkroses79 @Quinlan @Sassy306 @thistlepiedpiper @TigerRag @user1468867181 @yourmaw

Glad you got it sorted. Hopefully back pay won't take long.

That’s great pleased for you it’s finally sorted!