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universal credit when?
JohnJLewis
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When will UC replace all the tax credits and everything? I thought it would be happening by now?
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Lolz.
More seriously - universal credit was by now according to early projections to have some millions on it.
http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240226786/Universal-Credit-uptake-slows-to-lowest-since-infancy
IDS is spinning that all is OK with UC as hard as he can, to the point that some of the spin is easily caught lies.‘In May 2014, only 540 people started claiming benefits through the Universal Credit’
‘On 23rd June, Iain Duncan Smith said in the House of Commons that ‘there are, at the moment, around 11,000 people making those claims on universal credit’. But three weeks later the Department for Work and Pensions published monthly claimant figures for Universal Credit, which said 5,880 people were claiming…’
UC - for actually employed people - or 'normal' people - with housing costs and income is not really at a predictable time in the future.0 -
Another article
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201314/cmselect/cmworpen/1209/120905.htm
Difficult to keep up with it all as there are so many delays.
Best thing is to wait and see what happens. You will be notified!0 -
JohnJLewis wrote: »When will UC replace all the tax credits and everything? I thought it would be happening by now?
Think IDS is asking himself the same thing...0 -
To be honest, how long is a piece of string?0
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Universal credit! When??
Probably easier to predict the end of the Universe..:beer:0 -
Tommix you missed your true vocation with that one!0
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As far as I know the trials in 25 NW JCPs have only just ended and even those only affected new claimants who were single with no children ie the easiest for the the IT systems to cope with.
It was/is due to be rolled out for the whole of the North West this October 2014, but we wait to see. IDS is likely to speak at the Tory Party Conference just before then, so await further "planned changes" ie announcements.
I doubt it will affect many more than a few thousand people before the General Election in May 2015.Please be polite to OPs and remember this is a site for Claimants and Appellants to seek redress against their bank, ex-boss or retailer. If they wanted morality or the view of the IoD or Bank they'd ask them.0 -
mattcanary wrote: »To be honest, how long is a piece of string?
Twice the distance from the centre to one end.RENTING? Have you checked to see that your landlord has permission from their mortgage lender to rent the property? If not, you could be thrown out with very little notice.
Read the sticky on the House Buying, Renting & Selling board.0 -
As of May this year the official figure was in the region of 5800 i.e. 100 per week onto UC. I'll let somebody else do the maths of how long it will take to move 12 million people!!0
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MissMoneypenny wrote: »Twice the distance from the centre to one end.
Thank you... Pinched for future use
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