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Managed migration for people on legacy benefits in two new areas will start next week

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) restarted the ‘managed migration’ process of moving up to 2.6 million people currently claiming legacy benefits over to Universal Credit in May.Only 500 people in Medway and Bolton were selected to go through the process as part of the ‘discovery phase’ before DWP ramps up transfers to achieve its completion deadline by the end of 2024.However, DWP has now announced that the discovery phase will expand to Cornwall next week.

Writing in the latest edition of the Touchbase Bulletin, DWP said: “From 25 July, we are expanding our discovery phase to include Truro and Falmouth.

We will send a Migration Notice to a small number of claimants on legacy benefits to let them know that they need to move across to Universal Credit, explain how the process will work and what they will need to do.”DWP added: “Everyone moving over from legacy benefits as part of this process will have their entitlement to Universal Credit assessed against their current claims, with transitional protection provided for eligible claimants whose initial Universal Credit entitlement would have been less than their entitlement to legacy benefits at the point of moving to Universal Credit.

These will continue unless their entitlement changes.”It is important to note that only claimants going through Managed Migration will have their payments protected.

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