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<p>A gateway was introduced from 16 January 2019 to prevent those claimants entitled
to the Severe Disability Premium (SDP) as part of their legacy benefit from claiming
Universal Credit. Additionally, a commitment was made for monthly transitional payments
to be made to eligible former SDP claimants who have already moved to Universal Credit
due to a change in circumstances and to provide a lump sum arrears payment, where
appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>As of 17 January 2020, 15,397 claims have been paid an
SDP transitional payment. To date, over £51.5m has been disbursed to support former
SDP claimants, including the recurring payments that have now commenced.</p><p> </p><p>Positive
progress has been made and caseload growth has now slowed, however, in the event a
new case is discovered payments will be in place quickly. It is not possible to estimate
when we will have paid everyone who is entitled as some people become entitled to
these payments retrospectively, and therefore the caseload is not a fixed number.</p><p><strong>
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