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Universal Credit inquiry

Inquiry

Universal Credit is the Government’s flagship welfare reform programme, which involves merging 6 existing benefits into 1, paid as a single, monthly payment.

The Department for Work and Pensions began work on Universal Credit in 2010. Universal Credit was rolled out fully across the country by December 2018. The Department expects that all claimants will be ‘migrated’ from existing benefits to Universal Credit by the end of 2023.

The Work and Pensions Committee has held several inquiries on Universal Credit. These inquiries look at how UC is designed, how it is working in practice, and how the Department plans to move existing claimants over to Universal Credit. We’ve listened to concerns that people have about Universal Credit, and made recommendations to the Government for changes.

You can read more about our Universal Credit inquiries using the links on the left hand side of this page. The individual inquiry pages include links to published oral and written evidence, as well as our reports and the Government’s responses.

Our current open inquiries on Universal Credit include:

Upcoming events

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Past events

Wednesday 14 November 2018
5:30pm Public
Universal Credit inquiry - Oral evidence 14 November 2018
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 24 October 2018
9:30am Public
Universal Credit inquiry - Oral evidence 24 October 2018
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Thursday 18 October 2018
11:00am Public
Universal Credit inquiry - Oral evidence 18 October 2018
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 4 July 2018
9:30am Public
Universal Credit inquiry - Oral evidence 4 July 2018
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Contact us

We can’t usually help you with an individual problem or a specific complaint.

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