Problems surrounding the implementation of a central
pillar of government changes to the welfare system are to be examined by MPs.
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith will be asked to explain why
Universal Credit will not be paid to about 700,000 people until after a planned
2017 deadline. The Work and Pensions
Select Committee will also ask about IT system problems.
Mr Duncan Smith told the Committee in July and the
Commons in September that the 2017 plan remained in place. But he has now said
some people receiving Employment Support Allowance may not be transferred in
time. Read more on the BBC website.
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