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There are a number of benefits which are being phased out

by · Birmingham Live

Some older benefits are being phased out by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) as part of a major switch to Universal Credit - but not all welfare payments will be affected.

More than two million people will be moved over to Universal Credit by the DWP under the "managed migration" process. People are being contacted in stages so not everyone will be moved to Universal Credit at once.

A "migration notice" will be sent to you in the post when it is your turn. You will be given three months to switch to Universal Credit.

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Your existing benefits will be stopped after this, Mirror reports. The DWP expects to have contacted everyone by the end of December 2025.

The DWP has published a full list of the welfare payments being switched. There are six benefits in total that are being replaced by Universal Credit, which are:

  • Working Tax Credit
  • Child Tax Credit
  • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
  • Income Support
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
  • Housing Benefit - unless you’re in supported or temporary housing

It means that if you claim other benefits, such as Pension Credit, Child Benefit, Personal Independence Payment, Carer's Allowance or Attendance Allowance, your payments will continue as normal. You will not be asked to move to Universal Credit if you only receive new style benefits, such as new-style Employment and Support Allowance or new-style Jobseeker’s Allowance.

If you receive Tax Credits and are of State Pension age, or are part of a mixed aged couple where one of you is under and the other is above State Pension age, the DWP will ask you to apply for Universal Credit or Pension Credit.

The DWP said that 'most people' will be entitled to the same amount they received from previous benefits or they may be able to get more. If you will be worse off, you will get 'transitional protection' top up payments.

But you only get this extra amount if you received a migration notice and claimed by your deadline date. You can use free benefit calculators to give you an idea on how much you could get.

These include:

Always seek expert advice and do not rely solely on the calculators.