Universal Credit may be a waste of money, say auditors
New report says the ailing scheme is dependent on assumptions.
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Exclusive: An open letter to Iain Duncan Smith: Universal Credit questions that need answering
Existing problems with Universal credit risk being replicated unless you resolve them.
Coalition misses universal credit target (again)
Just a fraction of the people the government wants to move to Universal Credit have been moved across to the new payment system, according to new statistics from the Department for Work & Pensions.
Even George Osborne doesn’t want it: yet another setback for Universal Credit
Even George Osborne is reluctant to endorse Universal Credit.
Government hampering scrutiny of universal credit, say MPs
The Work and Pensions Select Committee has today accused the government of “hampering” its inquiry into Universal Credit.
Universal Credit: a good day for IDS to bury bad news
It was reported today that Duncan Smith’s flagship Universal Credit programme may not be complete by 2017 as originally planned.
Universal Credit shambles uncovered in new report
A damning report by the National Audit Office has severely criticised the government’s Universal Credit reforms.
This week’s most read: Universal Credit, Sharia Councils and the privatisation of the Royal Mail
The most read articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
Look Left: Universal Credit, the Bangladesh garment worker tragedy and another blow for the ‘greenest government ever’
James Bloodworth looks back at the week’s politics, including our progressive, regressive and evidence of the week.
Five things the coalition won’t tell you about Universal Credit
The professed aim of the introduction of Universal Credit is to boost the personal responsibility of claimants, smooth the passage to work and prepare out-of-work claimants for their next job. There are a number of problems with Universal Credit, however – problems which haven’t been given anywhere near the amount of coverage by the press that they warrant.