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  • Rollout of Universal Credit for Legacy Benefit customers - screening

    Topics:
    • Benefits and pensions, 
    • Universal Credit

    Date published: 29 May 2025

    The next phase of Universal Credit (UC) known as ‘Move to UC’ will require those customers who continue to receive the legacy benefits (which UC is replacing) to be managed across to UC.

    Universal Credit (UC) was introduced in Northern Ireland in September 2017 under:

    • Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015

    Exisiting/Revised/New: Existing
    Date of Screening: 29/05/2025
    Screening Outcome - Full EQIA recommended: No

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    • Rollout of Universal Credit for Legacy Benefit customers Adobe PDF (418 KB)

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