Universal credit, which amalgamates six welfare benefits,
still has cross-party support, despite being beset by delays and fears that it
will fail to meet its main objective of encouraging people to work The most
ambitious welfare reform for decades was bound to take a while to get right.
But did the introduction of universal credit really need to take this long? By
the time it is rolled out in job centres across the country over the next 18
months, UC will already have been more than five years in the making. The
latest estimate is that some claimants will not switch to UC until 2022. The
most recent delay was announced in July by Damian Green, the new work and
pensions secretary, and the third person to hold the post this year. Read more
on the Public Finance website.
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