the embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and user terminal for receiving multicast control channel change notifications , which include : obtaining the transmission time of an mcch change notification ; and when the mcch change notification is not received during one mcch modification period , receiving , according to the transmission time of the mcch change notification , the mcch change notification at least n times , wherein n is the preset reception times of the mcch change notification . in the present invention , the efficiency of receiving mcch change notifications by user terminals is improved , and the probability of processing mcch change notifications falsely due to too many network identifiers in a physical downlink control channel is reduced .