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In addition, this Government will provide a one-off payment of £500 to eligible Working Tax Credits claimants.\r\n\r\nThere are no plans to extend a benefit increase to legacy benefits, and Parliament has voted to bring an end to legacy benefits in Great Britain. Natural migration to Universal Credit is required when a person needs to claim new support because of a change of circumstances. Claimants on legacy benefits can also voluntarily make a claim for Universal Credit if they believe that they will be better off. Claimants on legacy benefits considering making a claim for UC should check carefully their eligibility and entitlements under UC before applying, as legacy benefits will end when claimants submit their claim and they will not be able to return to them in the future. For this reason, prospective claimants are signposted to independent benefits calculators on GOV.UK. 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