DWP Urgent Warning: Essential Information for Tax Credit Recipients
Tax Credit recipients have received a stern warning from the DWP. These include Housing Benefit, Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, and Income-Related Employment and Support Allowance that are being gradually phased out from the benefits system.The DWP will not automatically transfer to the new system. Payments from the old system will stop from April 2025. Universal Credit Universal Credit and Pension Credit are the new benefits replacing six that have been withdrawn. However, the burden to switch rests upon claimants. Amongst those who already enjoy tax credits, they have to apply for a new one to receive the funds. Starting April 2025, any one who has not acted will completely stop receiving the payments coming from the old system. The DWP has written to tax credit claimants about the process to apply for Universal Credit. A claimant should take action … Read more