Legacy benefit claimants are in danger of losing their payments as the next phase of the Universal Credit migration kicks off on Monday, September 2. This will affect those claiming income-based Jobseeker Allowance (JSA), who will receive special letters from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) notifying them that their benefit is ending and instructing them to apply for Universal Credit instead.

It’s estimated that over 800,000 migration notices have been dispatched since March 2024,…