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…
Read moreUniversal Credit may or may not be “the most radical overhaul of our welfare system since its inception”, but there’s…
Read moreAround 7 million households are expected to come under the Universal Credit (UC) system once roll-out is completed in 2022.…
Read moreIn 2010 the Coalition Government set out plans for a Universal Credit (UC) to replace existing means-tested benefits and tax…
Read moreThe Chancellor announced a change in the Universal Credit taper rate from 65% to 63% in this week’s Autumn Statement.…
Read moreOn 26 October 2015 the Government was defeated in the House of Lords following a debate on its proposed changes…
Read moreSummer Budget 2015 included proposals to reduce the income threshold for tax credits – the amount families can earn before…
Read moreLast Friday the Prime Minister delivered his long-awaited speech on immigration. He set out ambitious plans to secure agreement on…
Read moreAfter much speculation, on 27 March the Government announced the early exit of Atos Healthcare from the contract under which…
Read moreFor 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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