Liam Byrne, Labour Shadow Secretary for Work and Pensions, claimed earlier this week that ‘the welfare revolution we were promised […]
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17
Jul
2013
National rollout of Universal Credit delayed
13
May
2013
Universal credit pilot launched
Last week saw the launch of a pilot scheme of one of the Coalitions most totemic welfare reforms: the Universal […]
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05
Feb
2013
Universal Credit Select committee
Work and Pensions Committee Select Committee Announcement 5 February 2013 For Immediate Release: AN35 2012-13 NEW publication: Universal Credit implementation: […]
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Local authorities named to run Universal Credit pilots Short term pilots will run in 12 Local Authority (LA) areas across […]
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Around one million single parents could potentially lose out when the Government’s Universal Credit plan is brought in next year. […]
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Earlier in the summer the Department for Work and Pensions and the Local Government Association named fifteen local authorities in […]
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Work and Pensions Committee Select Committee Press Notice AN10 2012–13 17 July 2102 For immediate release: NEW INQUIRY Committee launches […]
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13
Jun
2012
Transitional arrangement for Universal Credit
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that there is likely to be transitional support for claimants moving […]
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12
Jun
2012
Plea to reform Universal Credit
In order to simplify and stream line the benefit system, last year Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith announced […]
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18
May
2012
Billions lost due to complex benefit system
A report has found that as a result of complex benefit system £1.1 billion had been lost in fraud and […]
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