MPS have warned there will be 'real world misery for thousands'
Any failure in the process of moving people to Universal Credit from older so-called legacy benefits could lead to “real-world misery for thousands”, MPs have warned. The Department for Work and Pensions must ensure it helps claimants, some of whom are “vulnerable”, to switch and not lose their benefits, their report said.
As of March last year, there were some 2.2 million households receiving legacy benefits, and DWP has been working to move 900,000 of these to Universal Credit. The PAC said DWP was facing the “challenging task of moving claimants off its own legacy benefits, some of whom are likely to be vulnerable”.
In a major speech on welfare reform last week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to “accelerate moving people from legacy benefits onto Universal Credit, to give them more access to the world of work”. “This means if the transition from legacy benefits to UC fails even an apparently small proportion of people, it will lead to real-world misery for thousands. The DWP must make sure that people are not cast into financial hardship due to a bureaucratic change, and that robust support is in place for those vulnerable claimants who need it most.
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