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Social Security Benefits

Question for Department for Work and Pensions

UIN HL3779, tabled on 24 November 2022

To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made with the roll-out of changes to social security benefits.

Answered on

8 December 2022

Movement of legacy benefit recipients to Universal Credit (UC) started in May 2022, with the first 500 notices taking place in Bolton and Medway. Since then, the Discovery Phase of Move to UC issued over 1500 Migration Notices across 5 geographical areas including Truro & Falmouth, Harrow, Northumberland, and Cornwall.

By the end of 2024 we estimate nearly 90% of households claiming working age means tested benefits will be on UC.