The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has dismissed calls from Labour MP Steve McCabe to introduce a new £20 weekly uplift for all legacy benefit claimants and people on Universal Credit to help them through the cost of living crisis.
03.06.2022 - 14:37 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The Secretary of State for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, has responded to a series of questions regarding the managed migration process for 2.6 million legacy benefit claimants to Universal Credit (UC), to be completed by the end of 2024.
Stephen Timms MP, Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee wrote to the DWP boss in April highlighting a series of concerns ahead of the managed migration rollout which restarted on May 9.
The eight questions included asking for a guarantee that current claims would not be stopped until payments for Universal Credit were established and what additional support measures or reasonable adjustments are being made for people with a disability during the managed migration process.
Dr Coffey responded last month, but before directly addressing points raised in the letter, she wrote: “As the published impact analyses have shown, UC is more generous than the system it is replacing (and indeed this version of UC is more generous than the one debated in 2018-19). We estimate 55% of claimants will be better off on UC, yet only one in ten existing legacy claimants believe they will be better off on UC.”
Here are a few of the questions asked by Mr Timms and the Committee, the full letter can be read online here.
Question: “Is the Department taking steps to ensure no one subject to managed migration will have their existing benefit stopped until they have established a Universal Credit claim and, if so, what are they?”
This included:
Dr Coffey responded: “I expect our system will be effective to ensure it provides a smooth transition from existing legacy benefits to UC. There will be a wide range of support available, and the Discovery Phase will enable us
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has dismissed calls from Labour MP Steve McCabe to introduce a new £20 weekly uplift for all legacy benefit claimants and people on Universal Credit to help them through the cost of living crisis.
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