I note that on the news page here www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/3606-1-march-2017-update it says "The changes will apply to all claims made from 16 March, 2017" rather than all decisions made from 16 March, so it would be great if you could confirm which is correct, as I started my claim (by phone) a week ago but a decision probably won't be made before 16 March.
It will be the date of the Decision.
Gordon
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