Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people who will receive a reduced benefit award after migrating to Universal Credit.

Parliament has committed to providing transitional financial protection for those who are moved onto Universal Credit through the managed migration process. This means those eligible households with a lower calculated award in Universal Credit than their legacy benefits awards will see no difference in their entitlement at the point they are moved to Universal Credit, provided there is no change in their circumstances during the migration process. Relevant figures are included in the Department for Work and Pension’s policy paper, ‘Completing the Move to Universal Credit.’