DWP benefits payments could stop for 1.6 million people who fail to act
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMore than a million people could miss out on benefit payments if they ignore a letter from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that is set to land on doormats at some point before the end of 2025 - following the announcement that all legacy benefits will end next year.
The timetable for the migration of legacy benefits to Universal Credit was massively shortened last month when the government announced that all 1.6 million claimants on the old system would be sent "migration notices" by the end of 2025 - three years sooner than planned.
This could save a whopping £5bn for the DWP in just one year, as the latest figures show around one in four people receiving old-style benefits fail to migrate to Universal Credit and drop out of the benefits system.
This problem is most acute for older people, with one in three people over 60 dropping out of the system. READ MORE: DWP tells people claiming six benefits they will be moving to Universal Credit Citizens Advice has said that the DWP does not appear to understand why such a high number of benefit claimants would drop out of the system.
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