The government's flagship welfare reform - Universal
Credit - is starting the next phase of its national launch but far more slowly
than intended. A more ambitious roll-out
was supposed to have begun this month. But the process suffered management and
computer problems and Labour has described it "total chaos". Six
additional councils were supposed to sign up from October 28th - but only
Hammersmith and Fulham was ready to launch. The others - Rugby, Inverness,
Harrogate, Bath and Shotton - will join the scheme by the spring of next year.
Read more on the BBC website.
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