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<p>At Autumn Budget 2018 we announced that payment of income related legacy benefits
(Income Support, income related Employment and Support Allowance and income based
Jobseeker’s Allowance) will continue for two weeks after a claim for Universal Credit
has been made. This change will support vulnerable claimants financially when moving
to Universal Credit. From April 2019, the amount people with disabilities (and also
households with children) can earn before their Universal Credit award begins to be
withdrawn – the Work Allowance – will be increased by £1000, meaning they can keep
an extra £630 per year.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year we announced transitional
payments for former recipients of Severe Disability Premium (SDP), and protections
for those who are receiving SDP as part of their existing benefit entitlement. Claimants
will now only move to Universal Credit under managed migration with transitional protection.
Those who have already moved to Universal Credit will receive transitional protection
back-dated to the start of their Universal Credit claim and will also receive on-going
monthly payments. The regulations that include these provisions are currently before
Parliament for scrutiny and approval. Universal Credit provides a higher level of
support for the most severely disabled people than the benefit it replaces, worth
up to £328.32 per month.</p>
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