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Legacy Benefits & Universal Credit questions

Hello everyone just looking for some help please as i worry about absolutely everything and this issue is really playing on my mind. Anyway i'm a stay at home father with 4 children and also now a full time carer for my partner.
My partner is/was the main earner and has been signed off work since october 2019 getting SSP, she also now as of this month receives enhanced pip on both parts.
What i'm really worrying about is the legacy benefits that we currently receive, and because SSP is only paid for 28 weeks our working tax credits are due to stop in April 2020.
Because of this and the fact that her employer is now considering ending her employment under medical grounds i believe that this issue would cause a change in circumstances and trigger a new universal credit claim ???
I really hope i'm reading it wrong but to make matters worse it mentions that we also would miss out on the transitional protection if this happens.
Could someone possibly help and clarify if the above is correct ?
we currently receive the following
Tax Credits
Working Tax Credits with Disability premium
Child Benefit
Housing Benefit disability extras
Council Tax Benefit disability extras
Pip Higher Rate
Pip Mobility Higher Rate
Carers allowance (recent claim waiting )
Thank You
My partner is/was the main earner and has been signed off work since october 2019 getting SSP, she also now as of this month receives enhanced pip on both parts.
What i'm really worrying about is the legacy benefits that we currently receive, and because SSP is only paid for 28 weeks our working tax credits are due to stop in April 2020.
Because of this and the fact that her employer is now considering ending her employment under medical grounds i believe that this issue would cause a change in circumstances and trigger a new universal credit claim ???
I really hope i'm reading it wrong but to make matters worse it mentions that we also would miss out on the transitional protection if this happens.
Could someone possibly help and clarify if the above is correct ?
we currently receive the following
Tax Credits
Working Tax Credits with Disability premium
Child Benefit
Housing Benefit disability extras
Council Tax Benefit disability extras
Pip Higher Rate
Pip Mobility Higher Rate
Carers allowance (recent claim waiting )
Thank You
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Yes my only issue i still have is if we 100% loose legacy benefits once the working tax credits stop at 28 weeks due to SSP ending ?
We really are worried about it stopping and then having to claim universal credits after hearing of all the horror stories etc and the time it takes to process, so having all our weekly money stopped instantly very worrying times ahead if we have to
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I have tried a benefits calculator but i think i might have filled it in wrong, what's the best one to use ?
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