Will I be entitled to transitional payments with Universal credit

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I currently work 24 hours a week and my partner is unable to work and is on ESA Support group. I have just been offered another job working more hours but when I use online calculators we wont be any better off under the current system. We will be under Universal Credit but this isnt live where we are. I am going to turn the job down but concerned if we will be eligible for transitional payments when we get moved to universal credit as under the new system we will be worse off with me working the current hours i work unless I get transitional payments through universal credit. Help??? I dont want to work more hours if we are no better off as the children will have to be in childcare. But dont want to say no now and regret it if we are worse off when universal credit gets here.

Even though you won't be any better off under the current system if you work extra hours surely it is better to earn that money than be given it in tax credits.
You don't know what is going to happen with the benefits system as we have a new govt and things might change so it is better to earn the money and be sure of getting it.
If I was in your position I would take the extra hours as long as it wouldn't make me significantly worse off and leave me struggling financially.
I don't know how ESA works but could your partner do some of the childcare or does he need to be available for work at all times?

We are 6.26 worse off with the current system with me working more hours, stupid I know but the new job is also further away which means I will be spending an extra £20 a week on fuel. In my heart I think yey a better paid job with more hours, but then look at the figures and its quite disheartening. I can understand why the benefit system is being changed thats for sure.

£6.26 worse off an hour? A day? Week?

Sorry 6.26 worse off a week

£6.26 a week is really not a lot, but the fuel costs are more significant. Is there a cheaper way to travel to work? Do you need to drive? Are you sure it will cost £20 extra each week as longer journeys can sometimes be more economical per mile than shorter journeys.

So, £24 a month (6x4) ish, and £80 petrol (20 x 4) a month worse off.

That looks more significant.

Does your DH get DLA/PIP? If not, it might be worth applying as that would make up the shortfall. ( superexcited , ESA support group is a benefit for people who are very sick and who aren't able to work at all and probably won't ever be able to. It's very difficult to get).

Are you sure you will be better off with UC?
I was a sahm but got more from tc than when we looked at UC.

You have to work a certain amount of hours each to qualify for UC, unless you want to jump through hoops to meet conditionality criteria.

I use the entitledto website. If everything stays the same and I work 24 hours we will be worse off on uc than I am now on tc. So thats why we will only be ok if we are eligible for transitional payments