Five benefits as we know them will cease to end in 2024, as the Department for Work and Pensions works to swap recipients over to Universal Credit.
The Government recently announced that although the scheme was set to take place before this, work was paused during the coronavirus pandemic - delaying plans significantly. However, the process resumed earlier in 2022.
A total of five benefits are set to be unified with Universal Credit (UC) by the end of 2024, in the form of Child and Working Tax Credit, Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), Income Support and Housing Benefit. And while Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) will also swap to UC - this will not happen until 2028.
