ILR - Sponsor proof of benefits

Hi all!

In around 3 months my wife will be applying for ILR Set(M) on 5 year partner route.

I currently receive Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and so she only needs to meet the maintenance test.
I was in receipt of Income Related ESA (IR-ESA) but this has stopped as I have applied for Universal Credit which I will get instead. The U/C will be paid with deductions for Contribution based ESA (CB-ESA) which has now moved into payment upon termination of IR-ESA.

My question is regarding proof. Proving ESA income was easy as you'd get an annual award letter from the DWP. However U/C seems to only have a printable (or PDF saveable) monthly statement and I'm being advised there is no letter sent regarding entitlement. I understand proving benefits received means showing a bank statement within the last 12 months with the payment being received and a letter documenting the award of the benefit that is recent.

Q1. Are these online U/C printable statements suitable for UKVI purposes and if so when it comes to uploading evidence I should just save to PDF format the latest and use it as proof?

Q2. The language in the specified evidence confuses me - do I just need to evidence my current benefits received or detail all in the last 12 months (given they've changed) and evidence them.

Any advice appreciated and thanks in advance.

1. Yes provided it resembles with postal statement.

2. Not sure what remains uncleared in the guidance.

All the following must be provided:

• official documentation from the Department for Work and Pensions or
Veterans Agency or Police Pension Authority confirming the current
entitlement and the amount currently received
• at least one personal bank statement in the 12-month period prior to the date
of application, showing payment of the benefit or allowance to which the
person is currently entitled into their account

seagul wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 20, 2020 8:49 pm

1. Yes provided it resembles with postal statement.

2. Not sure what remains uncleared in the guidance.

All the following must be provided:

• official documentation from the Department for Work and Pensions or
Veterans Agency or Police Pension Authority confirming the current
entitlement and the amount currently received
• at least one personal bank statement in the 12-month period prior to the date
of application, showing payment of the benefit or allowance to which the
person is currently entitled into their account

Thanks.

To clarify on 1. There is no postal statement as far as I know for U/C... just a printable version of a monthly statement in online U/C account.

On 2. I'm reading a different emphasis.. I wonder if my source is wrong
"(i) Department for Work and Pensions documentation confirming the person or their partner is or was in receipt of the benefit in the 12-month period prior to the date of application.
(ii) personal bank statements for or from the 12-month period prior to the date of application showing the income was paid into the person’s account."

It's that reference to receipt of benefits in the 12 month period suggestive of current or past. I presume the relevance for me is only of current (at time of application) benefit claims and there is no requirement to evidence the different benefits received months previously.