Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Julian Brazier (Conservative). It was answered on Monday, 20 February 2017 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Universal Credit
- Question
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Does my hon. Friend accept that universal credit, which now reaches almost a third of the unemployed people in my constituency, is a much simpler system and the first major new benefit introduced in my political lifetime that has not resulted in a whole string of correspondence from people with difficulties?
- Answer
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It is indeed a dramatic and critical reform for our welfare system. I will highlight just one statistic: for every 100 people who moved into work under the old jobseeker’s allowance system, 113 do so under universal credit.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 621 c765
- Session
- 2016-17
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Welfare tax credits Universal credit
- Link
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