The BBC has learned that the overspend on the the governments flagship welfare reform programme could rise further, as # 162m has been invested on new hardware and software, in addition to the # 34m on IT systems. (bbc.co.uk)
The figurehead of the Conservative welfare reform programme, Iain Duncan Smith, has argued that his Universal Credit system embodies the spirit of Beveridge for the twenty - first century. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
The architect of Labour's controversial welfare reform programme is to join the Conservative party, it has been reported. (politics.co.uk)