{"id":143490,"date":"2023-11-07T11:57:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=143490"},"modified":"2023-11-07T11:57:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T11:57:47","slug":"urgent-warning-for-thousands-on-benefits-to-act-within-days-or-risk-payments-worth-1000s-stopping-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/lifestyle\/urgent-warning-for-thousands-on-benefits-to-act-within-days-or-risk-payments-worth-1000s-stopping-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent warning for thousands on benefits to act within days or risk payments worth \u00a31,000s stopping | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
THOUSANDS of people on benefits should look for letters in the post starting from next month – or they could risk losing cash.<\/p>\n
It comes as the\u00a0Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)\u00a0moves those on tax credits over to Universal Credit.<\/p>\n
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Those living in five UK regions\u00a0have just weeks to look out for a crucial letter and act.<\/p>\n
If they don't they face losing their existing benefit payments.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0government\u00a0plans to\u00a0move all claimants on to Universal Credit\u00a0by the end of March 2025, under a process known as managed migration.<\/p>\n
Households on tax credits that live in the following five regions received letters to move to Universal Credit back in July:<\/p>\n