Not put in the contribution esa support group years ago

HI David,

I haven't replied yet because I was waiting for my MP to get back to me. Confusing, even though I received a letter giving me a month to migrate to universal credit, the MP have been in touch with DWP who has said 'your next ESA review is not until 2026 and you do not have a Universal Credit claim'. DWP are asking me 'to confirm if you are asking to not be migrated to Universal Credit'.
I am confused because I am challenging why I was not initially put into the contributions ESA because I can still have savings and then migrate to universal credit.
Am I right to think that if I wait until 2026, my benefits, such as housing benefit, will stop because I have not migrated to Universal Credit?

Please assist me. I suffer from refractory epilepsy and the stress is having a massive impact on my health.

Many thanks
Danielle

Hi…
David, is it possible that Danielle has a similar situation as I had last week…where she was put on contribution based esa from the start, with a top up of income based. My experience was that I was never told this, and every letter always made it look like it was income based only.
I don’t know what the solution is, but just wondered if that was a possibility?