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<p>We have already said that following the pilot we will report back to Parliament
on progress and findings, and at that point will determine the process for bringing
forward further legislation to move claimants beyond the pilot phase.</p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>The Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments)
Regulations 2019 introduced in July 2019 allow the Department to pilot moving no more
than 10,000 claimants across to Universal Credit from legacy benefits and is expected
to last until November 2020.</p><p>Draft regulations were sent for scrutiny to the
independent Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) in 2018. The Committee submitted
them for a formal public consultation, receiving 455 responses - the Government accepted,
in whole or in part, all but one of the Committee’s recommendations.</p><p>The revised
regulations mean claimants, who are potentially eligible for Severe Disability Premium
(SDP) transitional payments, can now start receiving payment. As the recently published
statistics show we have paid over 6,300 claims worth over £16 million<strong>. </strong>Eligible
claimants may receive up to an additional £405 per month on top of their existing
Universal Credit award, depending on their specific circumstances. The Department
estimates that by 2024-25, approximately 45,000 of the most vulnerable claimants will
benefit from this package of support for those former SDP recipients, worth an estimated
£600 million over the next six years.</p>
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