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<p>The Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations
2019 allow the Department to pilot moving no more than 10,000 claimants across to
Universal Credit from legacy benefits and is expected to last until November 2020.</p><p>
</p><p>The Move to Universal Credit pilot commenced, as scheduled, in the area served
by Harrogate Jobcentre in July 2019. The goal of the pilot is to learn as much as
possible about how to safely move people from legacy benefits onto Universal Credit.
As a result, we will increase numbers as slowly and gradually as necessary.</p><p>
</p><p>We are adapting the design of this service and its processes frequently to
ensure we provide the best possible support to those claimants who move to Universal
Credit from their legacy benefit claims.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has already
committed to updating Parliament and stakeholders on progress. We expect to provide
our first update in the Spring. We will also set out an evaluation strategy, developed
in consultation with stakeholders, before coming to Parliament in the Autumn with
the findings and our proposals for the next phase of the delivery of Universal Credit.</p>
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