Benefits Checked 2026-08-11

Legacy benefits → Universal Credit migration (status)

Income-based JSA and Income Support ended 1 Apr 2026 · tax credits ended Apr 2025 · income-related ESA and Housing Benefit in final migration phase
status · valid 2026-04-01 → until changed

What is the Legacy benefits → Universal Credit migration (status) right now?

The current figure is Income-based JSA and Income Support ended 1 Apr 2026 · tax credits ended Apr 2025 · income-related ESA and Housing Benefit in final migration phase (status), effective from 2026-04-01 to until changed, according to DWP / gov.uk. Last checked against the official source on 2026-08-11.

Migration notice deadlines apply — transitional protection lost if missed.

Official sourceDWP / gov.uk
Valid from2026-04-01
Valid tountil changed
Last checked2026-08-11
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History

Previous values
Tax credits closed 2025-04-05
ESA migration notices from 2024-09

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