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Universal Credit is officially a shambles

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M0nica Fri 15-Jun-18 14:37:24

Surprise, surprise!!

What worries me even more is the immediate blinkered response of the government - to deny it!

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Ilovecheese Fri 15-Jun-18 13:34:57

And it may well be more expensive than the system it is replacing.

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mostlyharmless Fri 15-Jun-18 13:28:08

Universal Credit was an ambitious project combining six benefits together. It was intended to encourage the unemployed to accept jobs by making the transition into work easier.
But it’s really been a disaster, both for the recipients and for the Government.

Nearly four million people in the UK have used a food bank, new figures have revealed. A poll commissioned by The Independent found that one in fourteen Britons has been forced to use the services because of “shocking levels of deprivation”. Similar numbers of people have also been forced to “skip meals and borrow money” with austerity measures leaving them “penniless”. The poll also found that around 7 per cent of the population have used a food bank, and that a million people have “decreased the portion size of their child’s meal” because of problems with money.

Benefit changes” and “benefit delays” were both cited as reasons for the figures.

Read more at: inews.co.uk/news/food-bank-figures/

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grannyactivist Fri 15-Jun-18 11:03:00

The National Audit Office has just revealed that;

*The benefits that government set out to achieve through Universal Credit, such as increased employment and lower administration costs, are unlikely to be achieved. In fact the cost for UC is currently £699 per claim.
*One in five claimants do not receive their full payment on time.
*There is evidence that many people have suffered difficulties and hardship during the rollout of the full service.
*Local authorities, housing associations and landlords have seen an increase in rent arrears since the introduction of Universal Credit full service, which can often take up to a year to be recovered.
*There has been an increase in the use of foodbanks and a greater demand for advisory and advocacy services.

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