Sentences with phrase «universal credit roll»

2nd Oct 2017: Universal Credit is «a disaster waiting to happen» but Teresa May says Universal Credit roll - out WILL go ahead.

Hidden in the accompanying Budget documents was confirmation that universal credit roll - out will slow - down between February 2018 and April 2018 and that roll - out will not be complete until December 2018 (rather than September 2018 as previously announced).

Not exact matches

Earlier this year, bosses named the roll out of Universal Credit as a key factor fuelling the growing demand for foodbank use - a claim the Government challenged, saying it was unfair to attribute the trend to a single issue.

There has been a 30 % increase in need for foodbanks in places where universal credit has rolled out, according to The Trussel Trust.

New research from the foodbank provider, the Trussell Trust shows a growing need for emergency food supply with the roll out of Universal Credit.

«Universal Credit is already making work pay in one in ten jobcentres and will be rolled out nationally from next year,» a spokesperson said.

• Key quotes from the NAO report: o «The source of many problems has been the absence of a detailed view of how Universal Credit is meant to work» [page 33] o «The Department is unable to explain to us why it originally decided to aim for national roll - out from October 2013» [Para 3.7] o «In early 2013, it (DWP) did not have a convincing strategic plan in place» [3.35] o «It is unlikely that UC will be as simple or cheap to administer as originally intended» [15, summary] o «the Department has not achieved value for money... wider concerns about the Department's ability to deal with weak programme management, over-optimistic timescales and a lack of openness about progress.»

«Even people in the know will wince at parts of the report: that the Government can not explain why the national roll out of Universal Credit was set for October 2013; that there has never been a «convincing strategic plan» for the project; and that the # 303 million already spent on IT has only produced an insecure, inflexible system that is not fit for purpose.

«Universal Credit is rolling out successfully and is available in 95 % of jobcentres with over 32,000 people making a claim to it last month.»

The driver of this resurgence has been a sharp rise in the number of sanctions imposed on Universal Credit claimants, as the new benefit is rolled out across the country.

Claim: In 2012 IDS boasted that the roll out of Universal Credit would improve the lives of millions of claimants by «incentivising work and making work pay.»

In today's Budget the Chancellor confirmed a # 1.5 billion package of changes to universal credit in order to address some of the recent concerns raised about the impact of roll - out on claimants.

«The introduction of this policy has also complicated the roll - out of universal credit by diverting most claimants who are responsible for three or more children back to tax credits; and at the same time the policy has been introduced into universal credit under interim rules, with full rules expected to be in force from November 2018.2 «This has created unnecessary complexity and is likely to lead to a great deal of confusion for claimants not only in respect of support for their children but also around which benefit that support will come from.»

The Prime Minister met with Heidi Allen, Sarah Wollaston and Johnny Mercer on Tuesday afternoon to listen to their concerns over the roll - out of Universal Credit, which was meant to simplify and streamline the benefits system but has been beset with problems.

The Conservatives have started rolling out Universal Credit which pools a whole battery of complicated benefits into a single payment that makes sure that you're always better off in work.

If they live in an area where universal credit full service has rolled - out they may find that they are not able to claim tax credits again and this is very confusing.»

IDS: «As we roll out Universal Credit, the behavioural effect we are seeing has been remarkable.

Universal credit is the supposed flagship reform of the benefits system, rolling together six benefits (including unemployment benefit, tax credits and housing benefit) into one, online - only system.

And all this is happening just as the number of unemployed claimants has started to increase and the roll - out of the new, catch - all benefit called Universal Credit, is accelerating.

«Since 2015, I and my team have responded to 20,000 requests for help and support, while people on low incomes have seen their quality of life get dramatically worse with the roll out of universal credit and benefit cuts.»

«Since we have last spoken to the PAC, we have also launched universal credit in Hammersmith, which will expand to further areas later this month and the claimant commitment is rolling out to job centres across the country.»

It argues that welfare payments ought to be increased at least in line with the cost of living, that the replacement of the Disability Living Allowance should be reversed, the roll out of Universal Credit halted, and the conditionality and sanctions schemes reviewed.

But he left in place reductions for universal credit — the new benefits system that is being slowly rolled out across the country.

«DWP ministers will come back to the chamber to update members across the house on the progress with rolling out universal credit.»

The universal credit scheme, which rolls six existing benefits into one, was meant to be introduced next month.

In truth, we mull them over long after the credits have rolled because they are quite literally universal themes that exist today, existed in 1989, and existed in the writings of those poets who lived hundreds of years before that.

As Universal Credit is rolled out, it is right that we continue to make sure this support reaches children from the most disadvantaged families.

If the government continued to offer free school meals to all children whose families claim universal credit, around two million children from poor and low - income families in England would benefit once roll - out is completed.

As universal credit has been rolling out, all families in receipt of the new benefit have been automatically entitled to free school meals.

Universal credit is being rolled out gradually, and will reach around 80 areas of the country by January.

«No child who is receiving free meals now or who gained them during the roll - out of universal credit will lose their entitlement during the roll - out [of universal credit],» Hinds said, while McVey quoted a Channel 4 fact check which she claimed showed that «no child who currently receives meals would lose their entitlement».

According to the government, pupils currently in receipt of free school meals will be protected «at the point at which the threshold is introduced», and every pupil who becomes eligible while universal credit is rolled out will retain it until the rollout is completed.

Universal credit is currently being rolled out in some areas of the country, replacing several different benefits that currently dictate which pupils can claim free school meals.

Universal credit continues to be rolled out in some areas, with the whole benefits model due to be changed by 2022.

Universal Credit, which is being gradually rolled out by the government, replaces a number of benefits, including some which are «passporting» benefits for the purposes of criminal and civil legal aid.

This is disturbingly similar to the view of Parliament on Universal Credit where the Government ran away from a vote demanding the end of its digital roll out.

Perhaps even the incremental roll - out (of Universal Credit) is a smart move.

Yes it is confusing as universal credit is \ being rolled out too.