Thousands still on ‘old’ benefits in Mid Sussex

Thousands of households remain on legacy benefits in Mid Sussex ahead of the Government’s target to complete the Universal Credit rollout by 2024, new figures show.

In Mid Sussex, 4,500 households were claiming Universal Credit in February after being transferred from legacy benefits, while an estimated 2,025 remained on the old system, according to figures from the House of Commons library.

This means 31 per cent of households in the constituency are still on older benefits, like Employment Allowance, Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance.