UC Migration letter just received

The proverbial as hit the fan! I received my UC migration letter from old style ESA yesterday. I didn’t get much sleep last night.

I can see that I won’t be able to go five weeks without payment. So do I need to submit my UC claim before I get an interview, so that I can hopefully get an advance UC payment?

I see people have been having problems with ID, I’ve an in date valid passport, but my driving licence is out of date. Is it absolutely necessary to have a valid in date driving licence to prove my ID?

How many people have had their UC migration go smoothly, with no hitches, and the first payment comes through five weeks after they have claimed?

What’s the average amount of time waiting for the first UC payment coming through?

Thanks for any replies.

Ok Thanks for the info. There's probably is info about how quickly new claimants of UC get there first payment, but it's not released by the govt.

I suffer from depression and anxiety. I now that other people are worse off medically. It's uncomfortable , I like certainty.

I've watched a walk through on you tube. Do you know after I've pressed the button ,"Submit claim". Is my ESA stopped and I have to wait for the first payment of my UC?

Hi Joe

I've just had my first uc payment last week and it all went smoothly for me.
My passport had expired the previous month, so I had a call from the jobcentre to verify my id.
They asked three questions
1 Which local authority I paid council tax to.
2 when did my claim for esa start.
3. What other benefits if any, did I claim.
I'm not saying you will get these exact questions, but these are the type of questions asked.
I was told my uc claim was accepted and I would receive my final esa payment within two weeks.
I received it eleven days later.
I also received two weeks housing benefit run on.
I created a uc account about a month before I submitted, so I could take my time with the questions and I submitted my claim on the day my esa payment was paid.
Four days before my given deadline.
If you submit your claim on the day you are paid your esa, you will have that two week payment, then a further two week run on.
Which means you will then receive your uc payment three weeks later.
You can apply for an advance through your uc account if you think you will struggle, but bear in mind they will take an amount from future payments for this until it is paid back.
It does feel like a bit of a wait, as you don't receive your uc statement showing how much you will receive until five days before payment.
Good luck. I hope it all goes well for you.

Thanks for the info, it's reassuring. I did think that putting my claim for UC in, on the day my ESA comes through. If the DWP do the same with me, concerning the ESA, that I only have to wait 3 weeks for the first payment of UC . I may manage to survive without an advance payment.