Got a question about managed migration onto Universal Credit? Ask us on 14 May

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Wednesday 8 May 2024

Tags: universal credit, managed migration

Last year the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) started the process of asking people on legacy benefits to move onto Universal Credit, even if they had no change of circumstances. This is known as ‘managed migration’ onto Universal Credit.

Initially only people on tax credits who weren’t getting any other means tested benefits were asked to migrate. However, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has now started the process of asking people on other legacy benefits such as income support and housing benefit to migrate onto Universal Credit.

In the coming months hundreds of thousands of claimants will receive a managed migration notice telling them that their legacy benefits will be stopping and that they need to claim Universal Credit instead. However, you aren’t transferred onto Universal Credit automatically. Instead, you need to make a claim for Universal Credit and will have a deadline to do this by. If you miss your final deadline, you won’t be eligible for any transitional protection to make sure you aren’t worse off. 

Confused about managed migration onto Universal Credit? Join us on 14 May

To help clear up any confusion, parent advisers from our Family Finance Team are inviting you to ask any questions you have about managed migration to Universal Credit at a special Q&A session on Tuesday 14th May between 10am – 11.30 am on our Facebook page. This session is for parents in England, Wales or Scotland. Different rules apply to managed migration in Northern Ireland.

Can’t make Tuesday the 14th?

We have lots of information about managed migration onto Universal Credit on our website. Take a look at our webpage about Moving onto Universal Credit from legacy benefits and watch our new video on ‘Getting a Universal Credit managed migration notice’