Universal Credit

BT Half Price Fibre Broadband For Low Income Households

More than four million households on Universal Credit could benefit after BT confirms at-cost social tariff for fibre broadband

4 years ago

Why Has Universal Credit Been Such A Disaster For The Government?

Universal Credit: DWP battled with GDS, was overly ambitious with timelines and considered suing suppliers

8 years ago

Universal Credit Completion Pushed Back To 2022

Welfare policy changes have added a further four years to the troubled project's timetable

8 years ago

DWP Publishes First Fraud Figures For Troubled Universal Credit

Underpayment and error figures were 'significantly' higher under the troubled benefit programme than for Jobseeker's Allowance

9 years ago

Watchdog: Universal Credit, Care.Data Need ‘Urgent Action’

Both projects are among those ranked by the Major Projects Authority as in danger of failure

9 years ago

No More Trainwrecks: UK Government Issues New IT Contract Rules

All public sector IT contracts will be limited to £100 million, will not be extended automatically

11 years ago

Government Universal Credit IT System Woefully Understaffed

New government service to support a flagship reform is only supported by three employees

11 years ago

DWP Denies Reports Of More Universal Credit Trouble

Reports of problems with Iain Duncan Smith's Universal Credit programme are over-hyped and out of date, says a spokesman

11 years ago

IDS: Universal Credit ‘On Schedule, On Budget’

Despite damning assessments, Iain Duncan Smith says the flagship Universal Credit scheme is on track to meet its deadline and…

11 years ago

Universal Credit ‘Wasted £140m On IT’ Says PAC

PAC claims at least £140 million of IT spend is set to be written off

11 years ago