The DWP has refused to disclose figures relating to the
number of alternative payment arrangements made under universal credit.
Responding to a freedom of information request, which also wanted to know how
many people were receiving UC payments more frequently than once a month and
the number who were having their rent paid direct to their landlord, the DWP
said official statistics would be published "in due course" and
wanted to ensure that it was a "properly planned and managed
process". The DWP said: "It is
in the public interest to ensure that the information is available to all
members of the public at the same time, and premature publication could
undermine the principle of making the information available to all at the same
time through the official publication process.” Read more on 24dash.
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