DWP issue Universal Credit boost guidance to people in four groups from this week

Some people who claim Universal Credit can expect a payment boost this week. Everyone in four specific groups will receive the boost as they are moved on to Universal Credit.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have issued guidance on how people's finances will be affected if they have to move from their current welfare payments to Universal Credit. From this week, six legacy benefits are set to be replaced by Universal Credit as they are eventually phased out.

People will begin to receive 'migration notices' in the post to tell them what is happening with their benefits. While many will receive more money on Universal Credit, there is also a chance that you may be paid less.

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Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming changes, as reported by Birmingham Live.

The DWP is sending out a letter called a Migration Notice this week telling people their benefits will be ending if they are on:

Other benefits, such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP), will stay the same. The process of the DWP transferring people over to Universal Credit is called managed migration; in other instances, people may choose to switch (voluntary migration) or it will be triggered by a change in their circumstances (natural migration) such as moving in with a partner, the break-up of a relationship, having children, getting a job, working more hours, losing their job, or relocating to a new address.

Some people will get more money when forced to go on to Universal Credit, others the same amount. Anyone who would end up with less will see payments artificially kept at the same level at first under a policy called 'transitional protection' that is designed