The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) restarted the ‘managed migration’ process of moving up to 2.6 million people currently claiming legacy benefits over to Universal Credit (UC) in May.
Five hundred people in Medway and Bolton were initially selected to go through the process as part of the ‘discovery phase’ before DWP ramps up transfers to achieve its completion deadline by the end of 2024. It recently announced people in Truro and Falmouth will be sent Migration Notices from July 25.
DWP is providing ‘transitional protection’ for those who are moved to Universal Credit, which means their entitlement will not be lower than it currently is on a legacy benefit, however, this is only the case if they are moved via the managed migration process. But DWP confirmed this week that this protection is “not designed to provide indefinite financial protection” and could be “terminated” following the move.
