Esa, work & universal migration letter.

[Snugglewuggle25]

Hello,
It's time for me to migrate to UC. I'm quite worried as to what it will mean though as I work 15hrs pw. My OH is on ESA. I have 1 child in high school which I receive tax credits for. No WTC only CTC. I've been told by friends (it's happened to them) that I will need to increase my hours, that my job coach will make an issue out of working only 15 hrs. There are no extra hours at my place of work, which I've been there over 8 years. So was wondering will I have to find an additional job to either make up the hours/wage (My job is also pro rata) or leave this job and find another altogether as I can't see anyone wanting to employ me for 3 hours a week?? Has anyone been through anything similar? I would love to study nursing if this is an option, has anyone left work, UC and how do you cope financially if you don't claim UC?
I'm so confused, it's consuming my every thought.
Any input would be great. Thankyou 😊

@pinkroses79 thanks for your reply. I too work in a school, but paid pro rata. I was thinking to do extra 3 hours but that will not cover me for the £892 per month as I'm only getting £650. So would actually have to do a lot more hours than 3. 🙃💐

@LakieLady thankyou for your reply. So if I get paid on 15th for my wage. I have to make my claim by 7th Nov. So do you have any idea what date is best to start the claim if I want to be paid at end/start of the month. So I have an income every 2 weeks ish. ✨️💐

If you claim on or about 25 October your first AP will end on 24 November with payment on or about 01 December.

Thankyou for the info. I will definitely do this. ✨️💐