Managed migration is when existing claimants of legacy benefits will be invited to claim Universal Credit. It is due to take place from 2020- 2024. It has the advantage that transitional protection payments will be paid to claimants who lose out.
A pilot in Harrogate of (eventually) 10,000 claimants is currently taking place.
'The numbers are relatively small at the moment: just under 80, with around 13 having moved on to universal credit. [Interruption.] I can see that she is shocked, but it has been rather deliberate. My clear instruction to officials was to take this slow and steady, and to go at the pace the claimant requires. I want us to ensure that we have the information necessary to roll out universal credit without leaving anybody behind. We have to get it right.'
In the meantime, natural migration continues to mean that 10,000s claimants per month are moving onto Universal Credit without any transitional payments being payable. The implications for the delay, are that less claimants in the future will be due transitional protection payments.
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