Information about new-style ESA, credits only, what it is and why you should be applying for it for your young person 16+ and in receipt of PIP
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Universal Credit and Employment Support Allowance are benefits for working age people who are on a low income or out of work. This may include disabled young people still at college. ESA is a legacy benefit so you can’t apply for it now but you may still be in receipt of it until you are migrated to UC.
Information about new-style ESA, credits only, what it is and why you should be applying for it for your young person 16+ and in receipt of PIP
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These are the slides that go along with the speaker notes for the recent PIP/UC workshop delivered on 19 November 2025.
These are the speaker notes that go along with the slides for the recent PIP/UC workshop delivered on 19 November 2025.
These are notes from Sue’s experience of completing the Universal Credit (UC) migration from Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) for her daughter.
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Notes from the workshop Sue attended about migration from legacy benefits to Universal Credit (UC).
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This is a list of the money and assets that are taken into account when a claim for Universal Credit is being assessed.
A basic overview based on a Disabled young person in their 20s. I have left out information that is not relevant, or not likely to be relevant, to such a person. Therefore, these notes are not, in any way comprehensive.
This document is a quick overview about what a Limited Capability for Work (LCW) or a Limited Capability for Work Related Activities (LCWRA) means for a person applying for Universal Credit
This document lists the descriptors and points allocated for each of the activities assessed on the Work Capability Assessment.
Information about when students and other young people can claim Universal Credit.