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Yet another way to lose out under UC migration
Family on ESA/CTC moves home, within the same LA area.
Told by DWP to claim UC, even though this advice is incorrect - DWP sticks stubbornly to defending this decision for months, before finally admitting they got it wrong.
Family includes a young person who is in FT non-advanced education.
Said young person turns 19 in June 2018.
UC element for the young person stops 31/8/18.
CTC would have carried on to age 20.
Will DWP compensate for this loss, seeing as they gave wrong advice?
Breath-holding inadvisable.
Family on ESA/CTC moves home, within the same LA area.
Told by DWP to claim UC, even though this advice is incorrect - DWP sticks stubbornly to defending this decision for months, before finally admitting they got it wrong.
Family includes a young person who is in FT non-advanced education.
Said young person turns 19 in June 2018.
UC element for the young person stops 31/8/18.
CTC would have carried on to age 20.
Will DWP compensate for this loss, seeing as they gave wrong advice?
Breath-holding inadvisable.
Things like this need highlighting in the media. Personally, I think the legacy benefits should have been reinstated and the UC claim terminated.
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