Universal Credit

(asked on 14th January 2015) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on what dates and in what locations the universal credit in work pilots are due to start.


Answered by
Esther McVey Portrait
Esther McVey
Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 19th January 2015

We will launch the first in-work progression Randomised Controlled Trial in Universal Credit in April 2015, subject to securing the necessary piloting regulations.

The trial will initially start in 10 Universal Credit sites and extend to further sites in the North West later in 2015.

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