I am so confused. I am a single person and have been in the Support Group of income-related ESA since mid 2015 (having transferred from Income Support). As a result, I have full years of NI credits even though I haven't been able to do paid work.
I am undergoing managed migration to UC and have been told that I will automatically be placed in the LCWRA group without the need for fit notes or a WCA. Should I also apply for new style ESA as well (I understand that any award would be deducted from my UC)?
Under ESA, my NI contributions were Class 1 whereas they will be Class 3 now that I'm migrating to UC (I think). However, applying for new style ESA will automatically trigger a WCA and I am so unwell at the moment that I could not cope with that at all. Any advice would be gratefully received.
