Archived Watchdog sceptical UK.gov's Universal Credit can handle 8.5m benefits claimants (theregister.co.uk)
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Archived Watchdog sceptical UK.gov's Universal Credit can handle 8.5m benefits claimants (theregister.co.uk)
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https://unvis.it/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/10/29/pac_universal_credit_slammed_again/ :
'The DWP is expecting a total of 8.5 million people to be on Universal Credit by 2023. ', "The department's progress has been monitored closely by Parliamentary and spending watchdogs, which have issued repeated warnings about both the technical issues and the real-world impact they have on benefits claimants."
'A brief history of the Universal Credit rollout The programme, which began in 2010, is designed to replace six separate means-tested benefits and cut annual admin costs by £99m. ', "Brit MPs have expressed serious concerns about the Department for Work and Pensions' ability to transfer 4 million people on legacy benefits to its embattled Universal Credit programme.", "This will involve a claimant making a Universal Credit claim before their old benefit is stopped, but if they aren't moved over in time, claimants could be left without financial cover."
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