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UC - Transitional Protection element reduced

I have just checked a new UC statement and the Transitional Protection element has been reduced by £31.29.

UC state on the statement that it has been reduced because the UC amount has increased.

The standard allowance and LCWRA have increased by the amount the TP has decreased.

Is this correct?

Any help appreciated

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  • Spoonie_Turtle
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    Yes, that's correct. The TP is so that a person doesn't get lower than their legacy benefits at the time of migration, it's static. So it erodes as other elements increase. This means their UC will only actually go up once it's higher than their legacy benefits were at the time of migration.

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    Absolutely correct.

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    Thank you both

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