Responding to the NAO’s latest report on Universal Credit, Liberal
Democrat DWP Spokesman Stephen Lloyd said: “This
comprehensive report from the NAO is a devastating indictment of
the Conservatives’ cruel and incompetent roll-out of Universal
Credit. "Not only is UC years behind schedule and unlikely to
either deliver value for money or increase employment, it is also
causing severe hardship among claimants, which the Government
consistently refuses to acknowledge or address....Request free trial
Responding to the NAO’s latest report on Universal Credit, Liberal
Democrat DWP Spokesman said:
“This comprehensive report from the NAO is a devastating indictment
of the Conservatives’ cruel and incompetent roll-out of Universal
Credit.
"Not only is UC years behind schedule and unlikely to either
deliver value for money or increase employment, it is also causing
severe hardship among claimants, which the Government consistently
refuses to acknowledge or address.
"This awful situation is unlikely to improve, with the NAO
estimating that over 300,000 new claimants will be paid late over
the course of this year, inflicting further financial and
psychological harm on some of society’s most vulnerable people.
“The Conservatives must pause the roll-out of Universal Credit
immediately and fix the flaws identified by the NAO before it
expands any further."
