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Moving to a new area that hasn’t rolled out universal credit yet

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Hi we currently get universal credit but are having to move out of our home and move to a new area that has not rolled out the universal credit yet will we still keep our claim or will we have to close our claim and reapply for housing benefit thanks in advance

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  • poppy12345
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    mckep79 wrote: »
    Hi we currently get universal credit but are having to move out of our home and move to a new area that has not rolled out the universal credit yet will we still keep our claim or will we have to close our claim and reapply for housing benefit thanks in advance
    Once you're on UC you can't go back and claim legacy benefits, so no you're claim won't be closed.
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