HALF a million households on old-style benefits will be asked to claim Universal Credit by 2025 – but not everyone receiving government support must move to the new system.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is axing six benefits as it transfers claimants across to the new system in a process known as “managed migration”.
The government is replacing six key benefits with Universal CreditAlamyUnder the plans Universal Credit will replace a range of means-tested benefits and tax credits...