Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the draft Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Managed Migration) Amendment Regulations 2018, how the value of the transitional payment was calculated.

The Department is unable to provide precise detail or timetables related to the Severe Disability Premium proposals until the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Managed Migration) Amendment Regulations 2018 is debated and agreed by Parliament.

Further detail on the proposed rates can be found in the explanatory memorandum and letter sent to the Social Security Advisory Committee at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/moving-claimants-to-universal-credit-from-other-working-age-benefits