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<p>The Department laid The Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous
Amendments) Regulations 2019 before Parliament on 22 July 2019. This means we can
identify claimants who are potentially eligible for Severe Disability Premium transitional
payments and start making these payments as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>From 24
July 2019, eligible claimants will be considered for backdated payments covering the
time since they moved to Universal Credit. We estimate that by 2024/25, approximately
45,000 of the most vulnerable claimants will benefit from this package of support,
worth an estimated £600million over the next six years.</p>
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