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Universal Credit update inquiry

Inquiry

The Work and Pensions Committee held two evidence sessions examining the progress in introducing Universal Credit and what impact it is having.

The Committee is now inviting written submissions addressing one of more of the following areas:

  • How long are people waiting for their Universal Credit claim to be processed, and what impact is this having on them?
  • How are claimants managing with being paid Universal Credit monthly in arrears?
  • Has Universal Credit improved the accuracy of payments?
  • Have claimants reported making a new claim for Universal Credit, and then found that the system has not registered their claim correctly?
  • What impact is Universal Credit having on rent arrears, what effect is this having on landlords and claimants, and how could the situation be improved?

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Correspondence

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Letter from Damian Hinds MP re Universal Credit 1.3.17
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Letter to Damian Hinds MP re Universal Credit 24.01.17
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Letter to Damian Green MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, regarding Universal Credit, 26 April 2017
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Oral evidence transcripts

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8 February 2017
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Witnesses Lord Freud, former Minister of State for Welfare Reform, Department for Work and Pensions
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23 January 2017
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Witnesses Nick Atkin, Group Chief Executive, Halton Housing Trust, David Finch, Senior Economic Analyst, Resolution Foundation, Mark Fowler, Director of Gateway and Welfare, London Borough of Croydon, and Martin Williams, Welfare Rights Worker, Child Poverty Action Group .
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Written evidence

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Anonymised (UCU0080)
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Contact us

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  • Email: workpencom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8976 | 020 7219 1679 (Media)
  • Address: Work and Pensions Committee | House of Commons | London | SW1A 0AA