Take the money!
If they are offering you money and its better than the insulting statutory offer, get out! Particularly if you're still under TUPE protection, and you get a generous previous employer's offer (unlikely, I know).
I've just flown (not a tech employer) on a VR offer, and I'm so pleased. I know several people who will be "in scope" for this, and all I can say is that DXC/HPE or whatever they are this week don't deserve you, your better than this, you shouldn't put up with it. You'd have more independence and job satisfaction as an agricultural labourer. They pay won't be good, but where's the quality of life working for a major ITO?