 wants the majority of people moved over by December 2024. You should receive a "migration notice" in the post, giving you three months notice to start claiming Universal Credit. If you don't claim within this time, your current benefits will stop. You may be moved across earlier if your circumstances change, or you can choose to move over earlier if you think you'll be better off claiming Universal Credit. The process of transferring people over from the old benefit system started again in May 2022, having been paused due to Covid. Those who need to move are being contacted in stages. The DWP will make contact with people in the following areas next month: West Scotland Derbyshire South London Staffordshire West Yorkshire Universal Credit is replacing the following six benefits: Working Tax Credit Child Tax Credit Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) Income Support Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Housing Benefit Those who claim income-related ESA and do not get Tax Credits have a slightly longer deadline and will be transferred across by 2028. If you will eventually need to move over to Universal Credit, you should use one of the following free benefit calculators to get a rough idea about whether you will be better off. If you think you will be better off, seek expert advice first before switching to Universal Credit - once you make the move, you can't go back to your old benefits. You can get free benefits advice from Citizens Advice or Turn2Us. The DWP claims 1.4million people (55%) will be better off on Universal Credit,){kind=link}
Universal Credit is replacing the following old-style benefits including Tax Credits and Housing Benefit, with the majority of people expected to be moved over by December 2024
More households claiming older legacy benefits will be told to move to Universal Credit throughout August.
Universal Credit is replacing the old-style benefits including Tax Credits and Housing Benefit. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) wants the majority of people moved over by December 2024.
You should receive a “migration notice” in the post, giving you three months notice to start claiming Universal Credit. If you don’t claim within this time, your current benefits will stop.
You may be moved across earlier if your circumstances change, or you can choose to move over earlier if you think you’ll be better off claiming Universal Credit.