Hi Gordon My disabled son and I may well be affected by this sometime after summer 2019 as I understand. Any advice re the following:
Under UC one can only receive payments for a child or young person until the August after the young person's 19th birthday from my understanding. Whereas under Child Tax Credits, one can keep getting the equivalent payments until the young persons 20th birthday.
So if I was to be migrated over to UC after my son turns 19 and before he is 20; would I qualify for transitional protection or not? Hope this makes sense - any help would be much appreciated.
The date in 2019 is becoming increasingly optimistic and of course it merely marks the start of the process, so it's quite likely that this will not be an issue for your when asked to move.
The Transitional Protection is intended to mean that a claimant will not receive less than they are currently receiving, so they will calculate your amount under UC and then pro rata it to the payments that you are receiving at the time from your legacy benefits, if the UC amount is more then you won't receive any TP, if it will be less then you will.
Nothing on this board constitutes legal advice - always consult a professional about specific problems
