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<p>The SDP gateway has been in place for over a year to prevent those claimants entitled
to the Severe Disability Premium (SDP) as part of their legacy benefit from claiming
Universal Credit. We have successfully identified eligible former SDP claimants who
have already moved to Universal Credit due to a change in circumstances, providing
them with monthly payments and a lump sum in arrears, where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>As
of 17 January 2020, 15,397 claims have been paid an SDP transitional payment. The
average (median) value of the lump sum payments is £2,280. 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>
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