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<p>We set out our position on Severe Disability Premium (SDP) transitional payments
for claimants in a Written Statement <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-01-11/HCWS1243/"
target="_blank">HCWS1243</a> on 11 January 2019 and in the revised sets of regulations
which were laid on 14 January 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The draft Universal Credit (Managed
Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 contain provision to
ensure that eligible claimants who had previously been in receipt of the SDP but who
moved onto Universal Credit before 16 January 2019, following a change in their circumstances,
will be considered for a SDP transitional amount. The provisions will include on-going
monthly payments and an additional lump-sum to cover the period since they moved to
Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>These regulations are subject to parliamentary debate,
therefore, we are not able to provide a date of when these will come in to force.
Once the regulations are in place we will begin the process of assessing eligible
claimants and make payments where appropriate. We aim to have offered all eligible
claimants this additional lump-sum within six months of the regulations being approved
by Parliament.</p>
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