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<p>Universal Credit provides more generous support for disabled people than it does
for people in similar circumstances who are not disabled.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the
outcome of a work capability assessment, it may be decided that a claimant has limited
capability for work and work-related activity, and may be awarded an additional amount
of benefit, currently £416.19 per calendar month from (2024/25 rates).</p><p> </p><p>Additionally,
where it is decided that claimants have limited capability for work or limited capability
for work and work-related activity, they are eligible for a work allowance.</p><p>
</p><p>The Government has given a commitment that no eligible claimants who are invited
to move to Universal Credit (UC), from legacy benefits, by the Department for Work
and Pensions, and whose circumstances remain the same, will have a lower entitlement
to UC than they had entitlement to their legacy benefits at the point of moving. Where
necessary, eligible claimants will be awarded Transitional Protection (TP) in the
form of a Transitional Element (TE) to ensure this commitment is met.</p><p> </p><p>Severe
disability premium (SDP) transitional payments are available to claimants who became
entitled to Universal Credit (UC) within a month of being entitled to severe disability
premium (SDP) within a legacy benefit. In a case where the legacy benefit had terminated
within that month the claimant must have continued to satisfy the eligibility conditions
for SDP up to and including the first day of their UC award. The relevant legacy benefits
are:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Income Support.</li><li>Jobseeker’s Allowance (income based).</li><li>Employment
and Support Allowance (income related); or</li><li>Housing Benefit</li></ul><p> </p><p>New
regulations came into force on 14<sup>th</sup> February 2024 and provide newly eligible
claimants additional transitional protection where they are entitled to the transitional
SDP element.</p><p>The claimants must also have been previously entitled to other
disability premia in the month preceding their claim to UC, and continue to satisfy
the eligibility conditions up to and including the first day of their UC award, to
one or more of the following:</p><ul><li>Enhanced disability premium</li><li>Disability
premium</li><li>disabled child premium or the disabled child element (in child tax
credits) -and are now receiving the lower rate disabled child addition in Universal
Credit.</li></ul>
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