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The end of (most) legacy benefits in sight?

Almost all existing claimants of legacy benefts are due to start to begin managed migration over to UC by the end of 2024/25. An exception is those on Employment and Support Allowance only and Employment and Support Allowance with Housing Beneft; they are not due to begin managed migration until 2028.

Latest PIP statistics show- 'There were 3.2 million claims with entitlement to PIP (caseload) as at 31 October 2023, a 3% increase on the number as at 31 July 2023....1.9 million claims are new and 1.3 million are

Detailed Benefit Uprating Statistics show how

Next week, we will be sending all our newsletter subscribers a digital link to our free draft Benefts Poster 2024/2025 for professionals. (In mid April 2024 the fnalised version will be sent and an offer of free colour hard copies).

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The government has announced further role out of managed migration by geographical area.

from January 2024: Northumberland and Tyne & Wear; Leicester and Northamptonshire; and Devon and (the remaining part of) Cornwall;

The Government has introduced a new law from 14/2/2024 to try to compensate clients who have undertaken natural migration and lost (having be entitled  during the month before the UC claim)either a enhanced disability premium,  disability premium, disabled child premium or the disabled child element, and are now receivin

Click  on the below for our- Social Welfare Training At a Glance Guide to Benefit Changes in the Autumn Statement 2023

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The government has confirmed that the interest rate used to calculate support for mortgage interest (SMI) payments is increasing to 3.16 per cent from 11/12/2023.  SMI has to be repaid- the loan charged currently at 3.28%.

A report by CarersUK has recommended- 'Reform the b

The Government has released figures relating to customer harm and deaths since Internal Process Reviews (IPRs) were introduced.

The Government announced some changes in the

Citizens Advice has warned -

● 'Record numbers seeking help from Citizens Advice for energy debt

May 2023 figures for the Benefit Cap show- 86,000 households had their benefts capped in GB: 79,000 were capped on UC and 7,400 were capped on HB...The majority of the decrease is due to the increased beneft cap levels which were imp

A new law puts in place provisions to allow the second Cost of Living Payment 2023 to be paid. Worth £300, this is the second of the 3 scheduled payments and has a qualifying date of 17/9/2023. The qualifying date for the fnal payment of £299 due in Spring 2024, is yet to be announced.