Work and Pensions Committee Universal Credit inquiry

The Work and Pensions Committee is holding an inquiry into universal credit. On 4 July 2018, NAWRA’s vice chair Daphne Hall gave oral evidence to the Committee on the problems with the rollout of universal credit, particularly for disabled people. NAWRA has followed this up with further written observations and Read more…

Operational problems in universal credit full service areas – NAWRA’s letter to Neil Couling

NAWRA has sent an email to the Director General for the Universal Credit Programme, Neil Couling, to highlight the concerns reported by NAWRA members in universal credit full service areas. In particular, we have raised the problems experienced by claimants applying for new-style ESA in a full service universal credit Read more…

PAC evidence session with Neil Couling and Peter Schofield 9 July 2018 – ‘listening to stakeholders’

NAWRA has written to the chair of the Public Accounts Committee Meg Hillier MP to draw her attention to our correspondence earlier this year with Neil Couling, Director General for the Universal Credit Programme. We wrote to Neil Couling about specific major problems within the operation of universal credit.  His Read more…