Thousands of benefit claimants will have already been warned of their payments potentially stopping
The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed that over 180,000 benefit payments have been stopped after a deadline passed. Those previously claiming one of six benefits were urged by the government department to switch over to Universal Credit as part of a migration campaign.
However, 184,120 claimants failed to carry out the switch between July 2022 and March 2024. This resulted in them losing their benefit payments. The DWP highlighted that people will have three months to switch to Universal Credit from the date a migration notice letter is sent out.
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