Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Julian Brazier (Conservative). It was answered on Monday, 27 March 2017 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Universal Credit
- Question
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I thank my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for coming down to see the successful roll-out of universal credit in Canterbury, where nearly a third of the unemployed now enjoy universal credit. That has not only pushed down the level of unemployment, but resulted in remarkably few cases coming to my surgeries.
- Answer
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Universal credit is a transformational benefit. It converts six benefits into one, which means working with one organisation and not three. It supports people into work and makes sure not only that work pays, but that it is visible to the individual that work pays. It is indeed transformational in our system.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 624 c12
- Session
- 2016-17
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Universal credit
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