Daily Record, the rule changes came into effect on July 22 and the DWP says that over a million households are set to gain from the two-week run-on.Minister for Welfare Delivery Will Quince said: “This one-off payment will provide additional support as claimants move from legacy benefits to Universal Credit."It doesn’t have to be paid back and won’t affect their UC award, so is welcome extra cash in pockets.”Run-on payments will include other premiums that claimants have been receiving prior to moving over to Universal Credit, including:From March 1, 2020 to May 26, 2020, the DWP has received more than 3 million individual claims for Universal Credit as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic impact..
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