Nearing pension age UC Migration

Hi catherine4859

I would be interested in these articles. Can you remember where they are and who wrote them?

David

Hi catherine4859

I have looked at the documents you quote but still cannot find an exemption for those nearing state retirement pension age.
There are special rules for those who have reached state pension age as follows -

Who will not move across to UC?
Some people will not move across to UC and will be invited to claim pension credit instead. However, there will be a small number of people who will not be entitled to universal credit or pension credit and they will not be invited to make claims for either. Tax credit support will be withdrawn on 05.04.2025.

Those who will be invited to claim pension credit rather than UC are:

State pension age claimants who are claiming working tax credit (with or without child tax credit) and who are not claiming pension credit, will be issued with migration notices and invited to claim UC, with some specific rule changes in UC to allow them to claim.
State pension age claimants who are claiming child tax credit and are not entitled to working tax credit and state pension age claimants who are claiming tax credits and also pension credit at the same time, will be issued with tax credits closure notices and, if not already doing so, will be invited to claim pension credit instead of tax credits.
In both scenarios transitional protection will be available . Most mixed age couples will be invited to claim universal credit although those who are protected (which means they are still entitled to claim pension credit) and claiming child tax credit only will be invited to claim pension credit. Similarly those mixed age couples already claiming pension credit alongside tax credits will remain on pension credit.

Hope this helps.
David