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Transitional protection

Pam C
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Re Universal Credit -
a) Will Sdp stop in transitional protection if someone claims carers allowance for the person?
b) Is hospital a significant change for Universal Credit TP?

Ros
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Responding to question on what would lead to loss of transitional protection yesterday in parliament, Mark Hoban said -

‘We believe it is correct to cushion claimants who are affected by a change that the DWP is making when the claimant has had no changes in circumstance. However, it is appropriate to end this protection when the circumstances underlying an award are no longer recognisable as those on which the legacy calculation was made. Therefore transitional protection will end altogether if a claimant’s circumstances change significantly. The following occurrences are defined as a significant change of circumstances -

a partner leaving or joining the household;

a sustained (three-month) earnings drop beneath the level of work that is expected according to their claimant commitment;

the universal credit award ending; and/or

one (or both) members of the household stopping work.

Once transitional protection has ended it will not be applied to any future awards.’

here’s a link to hansard -

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201213/cmhansrd/cm130130/text/130130w0003.htm#13013086000023

and rightsnet news story -

http://www.rightsnet.org.uk/news/story/government-confirms-changes-of-circumstances-loss-of-transitional-protectio/

Gareth Morgan
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What defines an ‘award ending’?  Is that going to be a zero payment in any one assessment period?