A cross-party review of universal credit is being
launched amid new evidence that funding for the project has been cut so
severely that its original aim to provide incentives for people to get into work
could be undermined. Technology flaws, implementation delays and Whitehall
infighting have led to deep cynicism about the scheme, which is due to be fully
implemented in 2017-18 covering as many as 8 million households. Many critics
claim the scheme is dead, but although Labour has been fiercely critical of the
way in which universal credit has been implemented, the shadow work and
pensions secretary, Rachel Reeves, has not yet said she would scrap the
reforms. The expert review, to be chaired by the welfare expert Nicholas
Timmins, is being launched by the Resolution Foundation and will focus on
structural redesigns that may be required to restore work incentives. Read more
on the Resolution Foundation website.
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