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  "path": "/money/universal-credit-dwp-warning-deadline",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-30T17:41:38.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "DWP benefit payments get 6.2% boost & MPs pocket £3,300 pay hike as taxpayers 'shoulder burden'",
    "DWP issues state pension change update as three million letters are sent out",
    "DWP confirms £832 windfall for retirees but older Britons 'remain reliant on state pension'",
    "The GB News Editorial Charter"
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nMore than 356,000 households could see their benefit payments stopped from tomorrow as a key deadline arrives.\n\nLabour’s managed migration programme, which moves people from legacy benefits onto Universal Credit, ends on March 31.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nAccording to the latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), 356,521 households remain at risk of losing their payments if they fail to act.\n\nSince July 2022, around 1.82 million households have been issued migration notices instructing them to switch to Universal Credit.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nOf those, approximately 1.57 million have successfully made a claim, while just over 10,600 cases are still in progress.\n\nHouseholds that have received a migration notice are required to respond within three months or risk having their existing benefit payments stopped.\n\nSix legacy benefits are being replaced as part of the transition.\n\nThese include Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Housing Benefit, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support and income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe final phase of the rollout has focused on those receiving income-related Employment and Support Allowance, which supports individuals unable to work due to illness or disability.\n\nThis group was originally expected to move to Universal Credit by 2028, but the deadline was brought forward to March 2026.\n\nThe DWP has already stopped accepting new claims for Tax Credits, Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance and Housing Benefit.\n\nSupport is available for those who have not yet completed the process.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * DWP benefit payments get 6.2% boost & MPs pocket £3,300 pay hike as taxpayers 'shoulder burden'\n  * DWP issues state pension change update as three million letters are sent out\n  * DWP confirms £832 windfall for retirees but older Britons 'remain reliant on state pension'\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nJobcentre Plus offices can provide in-person assistance with applications.\n\nCitizens Advice offers a free “Help to Claim” service for people needing guidance through the transition.\n\nAdvisers can be contacted by phone on 0800 144 8 444 in England or 0800 023 2581 in Scotland.\n\nOnline support is also available through the Citizens Advice website.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nA benefits calculator can help claimants assess their eligibility for Universal Credit and estimate potential payments.\n\nGovernment figures indicate that around 1.4 million people moving from legacy benefits are expected to be better off under Universal Credit.\n\nA further 300,000 are forecast to see no change to their payments.\n\nHowever, around 900,000 claimants could receive less under the new system.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nOf those, approximately 600,000 may qualify for transitional protection payments if they move through the managed migration process.\n\nThis support is designed to ensure claimants do not immediately lose income after switching.\n\nThose who switch voluntarily or fail to meet the deadline and claim later will not be eligible for transitional protection.\n\nClaimants who do not move onto Universal Credit risk having their payments stopped and may also miss out on future benefit increases.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Final warning as 356,000 households risk losing Universal Credit TOMORROW as DWP deadline looms"
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