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Warning to Anyone Claiming Four DWP Benefits Who Get a Letter in the Post
GLASGOW CITY, SCOTLAND, JUL 19 – The Department for Work and Pensions requires claimants to apply for Universal Credit to avoid losing benefits as six legacy payments are phased out by March 2026, officials said.
- Affected claimants will receive migration notice letters from the Department for Work and Pensions, then have three months to apply for Universal Credit or their payments will stop.
- Since May 2022, the DWP has been moving claimants from six legacy benefits to Universal Credit, which faces a major revamp next year.
- The DWP explains transitional protection maintains equivalent payments during migration, for example, an ESA claimant entitled to £140.55 weekly receives an extra £40.55 under transitional rules.
- Already, claimants missing the UC deadline have seen their legacy benefits end, with Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit phased out due to migration.
- From April 2026, the new Bill will cut and freeze the health element rate for new claimants, while all existing claimants will be protected from the cut.
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Wales OnlinePeople who get four different DWP benefits urged not to ignore letter
There are plans to close all legacy benefits by March 2026
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