Dwp names specific benefits that will no longer be paid from 2026

A NUMBER OF BENEFITS ARE BEING PHASED OUT BY THE DWP 09:14, 02 Jun 2025Updated 12:20, 02 Jun 2025 Six 'legacy' benefits will be scrapped completely by March 2026 with no more

payments, the DWP has confirmed. A number of benefits are being axed to be replaced by Universal Credit, with millions of people being moved over to the new benefit. The

'migration' process that has now been ongoing for years and ministers hope to complete it by next March. READ MORE: EXACT DATE £200 COST OF LIVING PAYMENT WILL BENEFIT MIDLAND

HOUSEHOLDS GET OUR BEST MONEY SAVING TIPS AND HACKS BY SIGNING UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER Some of the benefits have already stopped being paid to most claimants, and replaced by UC. Article

continues below The DWP aims to stop all legacy payments by March 2026. THE SIX BENEFITS ARE: * Child and working tax credit * Income-based jobseeker's allowance * Income support *

Income-related employment support allowance (ESA) * Housing benefit Affected Brits will be sent migration notices in the post. They have three months from this point to apply for UC or risk

losing their benefits. This has happened to hundreds of thousands of people during the migration period. The latest group to be contacted are those on the health benefit Employment and

Support Allowance (ESA), both on its own and alongside Housing Benefit. Article continues below They are being contacted between now and the end of the year, so claimants should be on the

lookout for letters over the coming months. It's crucial these migration notices are not ignored. Most payments for the other five benefits should have stopped by now, though it's

possible some people will still be receiving them while they are being phased out.