Sentences with phrase «welfare reform programme»

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.

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.

The architect of Labour's controversial welfare reform programme is to join the Conservative party, it has been reported.

«Labour supports the principle of universal credit, but we will not accept the huge waste and delays which have brought the government's # 12.8 bn welfare reform programme shuddering to a halt,» she said.

Shadow work and pensions secretary, Debbie Abrahams, said the vote was «a major defeat for the government on their flagship welfare reform programme» but condemned the Tory MPs for abstaining on the issue.

The government has initiated the first stage of its welfare reform programme today despite fierce opposition from children's groups.

The National Audit Office has warned that the welfare reform programme faces major risks.

The CSJ has also played important roles in the design and development of Universal Credit (a major welfare reform programme) and championing the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

Paul Farmer, CEO of the Mental Health Charity Mind called these figures the «inconvenient truth» of the welfare reform programme.