Universal Credit Migration Notice - Transitional Protection

Some claimants will be entitled to less money on Universal Credit than they will normally get from their legacy benefits . If this is the case, there’ll be transitional protection for people moving over to Universal Credit, so they are not financially worse off. This protection is only available to people who have received a Migration Notice and claim by the deadline date on their letter.

You can use the Turn2us Benefits Calculator to check if you’re eligible for transitional protection.

Transitional protection may reduce or stop over time when you have a change of circumstances. You can read more about when a Universal Credit transitional protection can end.