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<p>The draft Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments)
Regulations 2019 were laid in Parliament on 14 January 2019, and will introduce provision
for those claimants who were in receipt of the Severe Disability Premium (SDP) and
who have moved on to Universal Credit following a change in their circumstances. These
regulations will provide both an on-going monthly payment to eligible claimants who
have already lost the SDP as a consequence of moving to Universal Credit, and an additional
lump sum payment to cover the period since they moved.</p><p> </p><p>These regulations
are subject to parliamentary debate and approval before they come in to force. Once
introduced we will implement our processes to identify those who are potentially eligible
for payments, aiming to make all payments as quickly as possible and within 6 months
of the regulations coming into force. This will be a time consuming process, as we
have to identify claimants and assess their eligibility, possibly needing to check
some information directly with claimants. We aim to finish making payments within
6 months of the regulations coming into force.</p>
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