Two million claimants on legacy benefits are gradually making the move to Universal Credit, including tax credits, are sent "migration notices" in the post which tell them how to make the move to Universal Credit as it's not automatic.
If you don't claim and don't ask DWP for more time, your legacy benefits could be stopped – even if you're not getting Universal Credit either. The transitional element means that you don't face a sudden drop when you move to Universal Credit under managed migration, but instead it reduces over time. You've reached the state pension age but your live-in partner has not - unless you had an existing claim as a couple before May 15, 2019In January, the government announced the number of migration notices it plans to send out in the coming financial year.However, 110,000 income support claimants and a further 120,000 claiming tax credits with housing benefit started receiving their letters in April.
Of these, around 600,000 are expected to get top-up payments if they move under managed migration, so they don't lose out on cash immediately.Examples of those who may be entitled to less on Universal Credit according to the government include:Households with the lower disabled child addition on legacy benefitsparent working 16 hours claiming Working Tax CreditsBut they could miss out on any future increase to benefits and see payments frozen.