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Transitional protection if you receive a Migration Notice letter

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This guidance is only for people who received a Migration Notice letter

For everyone else visit the Universal Credit guidance.

Transitional protection helps with your move to Universal Credit.

  • can get a transitional protection payment added to your Universal Credit entitlement if you receive more from your previous benefits. This is known as the ‘transitional element’
  • could claim Universal Credit and have money, savings and investments over £16,000 for 12 assessment periods if you moved from tax credits. This is known as the ‘transitional capital disregard’
  • can claim Universal Credit if you or your partner are a full-time student in higher education until the course is finished. This is known as the ‘transitional student disregard’

    • You do not need to apply for transitional protection.

    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will send you a letter called a Migration Notice, asking you to claim Universal Credit.  

    To be eligible for transitional protection, you must claim Universal Credit by your deadline date.

    If you cannot claim Universal Credit by the deadline date on your Migration Notice letter, you should contact the Universal Credit Migration Notice Helpline as soon as possible.

    We can only give you more time to make a claim if you have a good reason. You must request this before your deadline date.

    Changes to your circumstances before you claim

    If you have a significant change of circumstances before you claim Universal Credit, you may not be entitled to some elements of transitional protection.  

    Changes to your relationship status before you claim will mean you are not entitled to the transitional element. If a partner moves into your household and they did not receive a Migration Notice, you will not be entitled to any element of transitional protection.   

    Changes to your benefits entitlement before you claim may mean you will not be entitled to any element of transitional protection.

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