The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced that from April, more people on Tax Credits would receive letters inviting them to claim Universal Credit (UC) as the UK Government expands the migration of legacy benefit claimants to the modern welfare system.
A further update in the May edition of the LA Welfare Direct bulletin indicates that the expansion will continue into other parts of the country and that by September this year, “move to UC activity will be taking place in all regions of Great Britain”.
No locations in Scotland have been listed to start before September. The bulletin states: “On 3 April 2023, we expanded into Avon, Somerset, and Gloucester and will be expanding into East London and Cheshire in May. Currently, work is progressing towards expansion of Move to UC activity into the Greater Manchester and North East Yorkshire and Humber areas for June.”
