Universal Credit: how long are new claimants waiting?
Universal Credit may or may not be “the most radical overhaul of our welfare system since its inception”, but there’s…
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Steven Kennedy
Universal Credit: how is my constituency affected?
Around 7 million households are expected to come under the Universal Credit (UC) system once roll-out is completed in 2022.…
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Testing times for Universal Credit
In 2010 the Coalition Government set out plans for a Universal Credit (UC) to replace existing means-tested benefits and tax…
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Universal Credit: jam tomorrow?
The Chancellor announced a change in the Universal Credit taper rate from 65% to 63% in this week’s Autumn Statement.…
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Tax Credit & Universal Credit: a 75% taper?
On 26 October 2015 the Government was defeated in the House of Lords following a debate on its proposed changes…
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Tax Credit & Universal Credit: impact of announced changes
Summer Budget 2015 included proposals to reduce the income threshold for tax credits – the amount families can earn before…
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EU migrants and benefits: frequently (and some less frequently) asked questions
Last Friday the Prime Minister delivered his long-awaited speech on immigration. He set out ambitious plans to secure agreement on…
Read moreAtos and the Work Capability Assessment
After much speculation, on 27 March the Government announced the early exit of Atos Healthcare from the contract under which…
Read moreDelivering Universal Credit
For Ministers and civil servants alike, the recent National Audit Office and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) reports on progress implementing Universal Credit (UC) will have made uncomfortable reading. The PAC described management of the UC programme as “extraordinarily poor”, pointing to a “shocking absence of financial and other internal controls.”…
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