The full area by area roll-out of Universal Credit has now been published and plans can be properly made for dealing with the consequences. Below, I’ve presented the monthly roll-out schedule by local authority area (other than the initial pilots which are still listed by Jobcentre). As the roll-out is by Jobcentre, some councils are listed more than once if Jobcentres in their area go live at different times.
This roll-out is for the Universal Credit full digital service for new claims. Anyone making a new claim to any of the six benefits that are being replaced (Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Housing Benefit, Working Tax Credit or Child Tax Credit) will instead have to claim Universal Credit.
Less well known is that anyone in an area that goes live who has a relevant change of circumstance (such as getting a job, moving house or having a partner move in) will move on to Universal Credit with no protection if they lose out. Now we have the full time-frame, we know exactly how long people have to claim before the benefits system we have is gone for them forever. With over three million people set to be worse off under Universal Credit, there are perilous times ahead for many people.
Search the list below for the local authorities you are interested in and start planning for the big change over!
Pilot Jobcentres (Pre-May 2016)
Sutton
Croydon
London bridge
Hounslow
Musselburgh
Purley
Thornton Heath
Great Yarmouth
May 2016
Bath and North East Somerset
Newcastle City Council
Rugby Borough Council
Sedgemoor District Council
Waveney District Council
June 2016
Harrogate Borough Council
Richmondshire Borough Council
Highland Council
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Ryedale District Council
July 2016
Halton Borough Council
Lancaster City Council
Mendip District Council
October 2016
Craven District Council
Hambleton District Council
London Borough of Lambeth
London Borough of Southwark
Taunton Deane Borough Council
West Somerset Council
November 2016
Allerdale Borough Council
Copeland Borough Council
Daventry District Council
Harborough District Council
Melton Borough Council
Inverclyde Council
East Dunbartonshire Council
December 2016
Hartlepool Borough Council
Hastings Borough Council
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Stratford District Council
Swindon Borough Council
February 2017
Corby Borough Council
Southampton City Council
Newcastle City Council
Warrington Borough Council
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
March 2017
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
Midlothian Council
Newcastle City Council
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
City of London
April 2017
Flintshire County Council
Oldham Metropolitan Council
South Somerset District Council
May 2017
Bedford Borough Council
Burnley Borough Council
Dover District Council
Erewash Borough Council
Wiltshire Council
June 2017
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Clackmannanshire Council
North Somerset Council
Stirling Council
Wiltshire Council
August 2017
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Cheshire East
Cheshire West and Chester Council
City of York Council
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Eastleigh Borough Council
Harlow Council
Highland Council
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
North Somerset Council
Rother District Council
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Thanet District Council
Torfaen County Borough Council
Trafford Council
Wiltshire Council
October 2017
Babergh District Council
Braintree District Council
Brighton & Hove City Council
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Durham County Council
East Ayrshire Council
East Dorset District Council
Eastbourne Borough Council
Gateshead Council
London Borough of Barnet
London Borough of Ealing
Manchester City Council
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
North Dorset District Council
North Lincolnshire Council
Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council
Oxford City Council
Plymouth City Council
Poole Borough Council
Purbeck District Council
Redditch Borough Council
Rutland County Council
Sefton Borough Council
South Kesteven District Council
South Lanarkshire Council
South Oxfordshire District Council
St Edmundsbury Borough Council
Stroud District Council
Thurrock Council
Uttlesford District Council
Vale of White Horse District Council
Waveney District Council
Wealden District Council
West Devon Borough Council
Wrexham County Borough Council
November 2017
Angus Council
Basildon Council
Birmingham City Council
Brentwood Borough Council
Brighton and Hove City Council
Broxbourne Borough Council
Cherwell District Council
Chesterfield Borough Council
Christchurch Borough Council
Cotswold District Council
Dundee City Council
East Dorset District Council
Forest of Dean District Council
Gateshead Council
Kirklees Council
Lichfield District Council
London Borough of Enfield
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Manchester City Council
Newport City Council
North Ayrshire Council
Peterborough City Council
Plymouth City Council
St Albans District Council
Tamworth Borough Council
West Oxfordshire District Council
Wirral Council
December 2017
Bassetlaw District Council
Birmingham City Council
Cheltenham Borough Council
Cheshire West & Chester Council
Cornwall Council
Durham County Council
Fife Council
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham
London Borough of Ealing
London Borough of Lambeth
London Borough of Merton
North East Lincolnshire Council
Reading Borough Council
South Oxfordshire District Council
Swale Borough Council
Swansea City Council
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Three Rivers District Council
Watford Borough Council
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
West Berkshire Council
West Dorset District Council
West Lancashire Borough Council
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council
Wokingham Borough Council
Wolverhampton City Council
February 2018
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council
Boston Borough Council
Bracknell Forest Council
Bridgend County Borough Council
City of Westminster
Conwy County Council
Cornwall Council
Denbighshire County Council
Dumfries & Galloway Council
East Northamptonshire Council
Gloucester City Council
Gravesham Borough Council
Hyndburn Borough Council
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
London Borough of Lambeth
London Borough of Redbridge
Medway Council
Mid Suffolk District Council
Newark and Sherwood District Council
North Tyneside Council
North West Leicestershire District Council
Rochdale
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Scarborough Borough Council
Selby District Council
Sevenoaks District Council
Shepway District Council
Shropshire Council
Slough Borough Council
South Ayrshire Council
South Bucks District Council
South Norfolk Council
South Tyneside Council
The City of Cardiff Council
West Lothian Council
Wokingham Borough Council
March 2018
Aberdeenshire Council
Amber Valley Borough Council
Ashford Borough Council
Blaby District Council
Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Breckland Council
Bristol City Council
Carmarthenshire County Council
Cheshire East Council
City of Lincoln Council
Cornwall Council
Council of the Isles of Scilly
Crawley Borough Council
Darlington Borough Council
Durham County Council
East Lindsey District Council
Falkirk Council
Herefordshire Council
Horsham District Council
Isle of Anglesey County Council
Leicester City Council
London Borough of Havering
London Borough of Islington
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
London Borough of Wandsworth
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Mid Sussex District Council
Monmouthshire County Council
Oadby & Wigston Borough Council
Preston City Council
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Scottish Borders Council
South Ribble Borough Council
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
April 2018
Adur District Council
Arun District Council
Barrow In Furness Borough Council
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Canterbury City Council
Charnwood Borough Council
Chichester District Council
Chorley Borough Council
Colchester Borough Council
Coventry City Council
Derby City Council
East Devon District Council
East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Gwynedd Council
Ipswich Borough Council
London Borough of Harrow
London Borough of Lewisham
Mid Devon District Council
North Devon District Council
North East Derbyshire District Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Perth and Kinross Council
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
South Holland District Council
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Stockton Borough Council
Tendring District Council
Test Valley Borough Council
The Moray Council
Torridge District Council
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Wigan Council
Winchester City Council
Worthing Borough Council
May 2018
Argyll and Bute Council
Bristol City Council
Bromsgrove District Council
Bury Council
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Cambridge City Council
Carlisle City Council
Castle Point Borough Council
Ceredigion County Council
Dartford Borough Council
Derbyshire Dales District Council
East Cambridgeshire District Council
East Lindsey District Council
Eden District Council
Eilean Siar Council
Fenland District Council
High Peak Borough Council
Isle of Wight Council
London Borough of Bromley
London Borough of Newham
Malvern Hills District Council
Manchester City Council
Mansfield District Council
Middlesbrough Council
New Forest District Council
North Warwickshire Borough Council
Orkney Islands Council
Pembrokeshire County Council
Renfrewshire Council
Rochford District Council
Sevenoaks District Council
Shetland Islands Council
South Bucks District Council
South Gloucestershire District Council
South Hams District Council
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Sunderland City Council
Teignbridge District Council
Tendring District Council
Torbay Council
West Lindsey District Council
Wycombe District Council
June 2018
Aberdeen City Council
Aylesbury Vale District Council
Broadland District Council
Cambridge City Council
Chiltern District Council
City of Edinburgh Council
East Herts District Council
East Renfrewshire Council
Exeter City Council
Havant Borough Council
Huntingdonshire District Council
Kettering Borough Council
Knowlsey Metropolitan Borough Council
Leeds City Council
Lewes District Council
Liverpool City Council
London Borough of Hackney
New Forest District Council
North Hertfordshire District Council
North Norfolk District Council
Norwich City Council
Nottingham City Council
Portsmouth City Council
Powys County Council
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Salford City Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
South Lakeland District Council
Stevenage Borough Council
Suffolk Coastal District Council
Vale of Glamorgan Council
Warwick District Council
West Devon Borough Council
West Dunbartonshire Council
Worcester City Council
July 2018
Bolton Council
Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk
Bristol City Council
Broxtowe Borough Council
Central Bedfordshire Council
East Hampshire District Council
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Gedling Borough Council
Guildford Borough Council
Hart District Council
Isle of Wight Council
Liverpool City Council
London Borough of Bexley
London Borough of Haringey
London Borough of Hillingdon
Luton Borough Council
Mole Valley District Council
North Kesteven District Council
Northampton Borough Council
Northumberland County Council
Reigate and Banstead Council
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Rushmoor Borough Council
Sandwell Council
Sheffield City Council
South Bucks District Council
South Gloucestershire District Council
Tandridge District Council
Telford & Wrekin Council
Waverley Borough Council
Woking Borough Council
Wychavon District Council
Wyre Forest District Council
August 2018
Ashfield District Council
Bolsover District Council
Borough Council of Wellingborough
Cannock Chase District Council
Central Bedfordshire Council
East Hampshire District Council
East Staffordshire Borough Council
Elmbridge Borough Council
Epson & Ewell Borough Council
Fareham Borough Council
Gosport Borough Council
Havant Borough Council
London Borough of Brent
Maidstone Borough Council
Pendle Borough Council
Redcar and Cleveland Council
Ribble Valley Borough Council
Rossendale Borough Council
Runnymede Borough Council
South Derbyshire District Council
South Staffordshire Council
Spelthorne Borough Council
Stafford Borough Council
Surrey Heath Borough Council
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Wakefield Council
September 2018
Blackpool Council
Chelmsford City Council
Dacorum Borough Council
Epping Forest District Council
Forest Heath District Council
Fylde Borough Council
Glasgow City Council
Hertsmere Borough Council
Hull City Council
Liverpool City Council
London Borough of Brent
London Borough of Camden
Maldon District Council
Milton Keynes Council
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
North Norfolk District Council
Northumberland County Council
Sefton Council
Sheffield City Council
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Wyre Borough Council
