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<p>We are not currently migrating any claimants from legacy benefits to Universal
Credit. Claimants only move from existing benefits to Universal Credit through natural
migration when they experience a significant change in their circumstances that triggers
a new claim to benefit. Their entitlement is then calculated on the rules of their
new benefit. This is a long-established principle which we maintain for Universal
Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Subject to Parliamentary approval of the Managed Migration regulations,
we will be spending £3.1 billion on transitional protections to ensure that no one
loses out at the point of transition. This includes those currently receiving Severe
Disability Premium (SDP). These regulations will prevent these claimants from moving
over before the managed migration process, and provide financial protection for those
who have already moved over.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on all disabled people
receiving all disability premiums that have moved onto Universal Credit; however,
published data shows that of the 42,000 people who were on Employment Support Allowance
(ESA) and started a claim on Universal Credit Full Service within one month of closing
their claim between May 2015 and February 2018, 15,000 were on ESA (Income Related)
with Enhanced Disability Premium (EDP) and/or SDP. Of those, 1,000 were in receipt
of SDP only, 11,000 in receipt of EDP only and 3,000 in receipt of EDP and SDP.</p><p>
</p><p>This is published here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/714479/ad-hoc-statistics-income-related-employment-and-support-allowance-february-2018.pdf"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/714479/ad-hoc-statistics-income-related-employment-and-support-allowance-february-2018.pdf</a></p>
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