Six-Week Wait For Universal Credit Set To Be Reduced

The government is preparing to confirm that it will cut the six-week waiting time for universal credit, caving in to Conservative backbench rebels. After being promised concessions by ministers, a group of Tory MPs concerned about the impact of the delay on their constituents were persuaded not to vote against the government in a Labour-led debate on universal credit last month. The six-week wait was the central concern of the group, which includes Heidi Allen and Johnny Mercer, and the government is expected to reduce it, most likely by eliminating the seven-day mandatory waiting time at the start of any new claim. Read more on the Guardian website.