migrate to UC son leaving full time education

Thisisthelife

hi,im in the process of migrating to universal credit from esa support group and ctc for my son also that is in 6th form.I should get transitional protection because of SDP but looking ahead when my son leaves education next june/july 2025  will that be classed as a change of circumstance and lose the transitional relief

thanks

 

tacpot12

According to this webpage, the transitional protection would not be lost when your son leaves education regardless of the reason that you qualified for transitional protection: When Will My Universal Credit Transitional Protection End? | Turn2us

Also, because your transitional protection is a set amount that is allowed because you were receiving the Severe Disability Premium, it would be perverse to remove it because of a change of circumstance that was unrelated to your disability.

kaMelo

Once awarded, the transitional element is part of your award. It can only be lost in two ways, your UC claim closes or through erosion due to benefit increases. A change of circumstance that reduces other elements will not affect the transitional element.

You will of course lose the child element when your son finishes his course.