New Work and Pensions Secretary, Damien Green MP, has
announced a further one year delay in the roll-out of Universal Credit, meaning
the full roll-out of the flagship benefit is FIVE years behind schedule and
will not be completed until March 2022 at the earliest. In a written statement
to MPs, Mr Green said the decision had been taken due to changes in policy to
tax credits and Universal Credit announced in the 2015 Summer Budget, including
limiting child tax credit to two children. Read more on the Welfare Weekly
website.
