DWP ministers are to decide whether to immediately scrap
all of the £300m Universal Credit IT systems and start again from scratch.
There are two options;
One option would mean scrapping all the work done so far,
thereby admitting it is not fit for purpose, and bringing most of the
development of new IT systems in-house under the control of the Government
Digital Service (GDS).
Option two would involve continuing to use some of the
existing IT to support the current Pathfinder pilot projects, but developing
new systems for the full roll-out – effectively delaying any decision to throw
away all the work completed so far.
Whichever option is chosen, sources suggest it is likely
that all the existing IT work will eventually be scrapped. Read more on the
Computer Weekly website.
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