Managed migration and cost of living issues

Dianimoon
Dianimoon Online Community Member Posts: 1 Listener
edited November 2025 in Universal Credit (UC)

Hope someone can advise. Long term ESA in support group with SDP - managed migration to UC. If Transitional Protection eroded by uplift in other benefits that means overall benefits wont increase for 5 years. for example if get £150 per month TP and benefits uplifted £30 per month annually, it will take 5 years to erode which means no increase in total benefits for 5 years. If still on legacy benefits next year would get an extra £600 per year but now will receive nothing - how is this even legal let alone how are you meant to cope with cost of living issues etc.

Has this been tested in Triunal/Court does anyone know

Thanks for your help

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  • Rachel_Scope
    Rachel_Scope Posts: 3,218 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Hi @Dianimoon, sorry no-one has been able to answer your question. Have you managed to find the answer?

  • OverlyAnxious
    OverlyAnxious Online Community Member Posts: 5,814 Championing

    I don't think anyone will still be on IR ESA in April next year? How have you calculated the extra £600 next year?

    TP was only ever meant to be short term, to make sure we are not worse off at the point of migration. It is fair to all the new UC claimants that we eventually get the same amount of UC as they do.

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