This page gives an overview of how the transitional element is calculated. Although the calculations take into account all legacy benefits, the information on this page focuses only on tax credit claimants.

Transitional protection is designed to ease the transition for claimants moving from tax credits and other legacy benefits to universal credit under the formal managed migration exercise. A similar transitional protection is available for tax credit claimants moving to pension credit on receipt of ...

Managed migration is the formal process used by DWP and DfC for moving existing tax credit claimants (or other legacy benefits) to universal credit.

The timetable for moving tax credit and other legacy benefit claimants across to universal credit has changed a number of times over the year. The current timetable is that most existing tax credit claimants are expected to have moved to universal credit by the end of the 2024/25 tax year. This ...

When a tax credit claimant starts to claim universal credit, any tax credit overpayment debt that is outstanding is transferred to DWP (or DfC in Northern Ireland) and DWP (DfC) take over the recovery of the outstanding amount. This page explains how the transfer process works and who contact with ...

If you have been claiming tax credits and start to claim universal credit in the same tax year or, from 6 April 2024, you have received your migration notice  (whether or not you claim universal credit on or before the deadline in your migration notice) or (from 8 June 2024) you have received ...