Universal Credit

(asked on 9th April 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has set a minimum number of people it will migrate to Universal Credit before concluding its pilot of the managed migration.


Answered by
Alok Sharma Portrait
Alok Sharma
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 16th April 2019

It is our aim to support all claimants on legacy benefits and tax credits in moving successfully Universal Credit. To help us learn how best to achieve this, we have sought powers to conduct a pilot phase involving up to a maximum of 10,000 claimants. This number is a ceiling, not a target. It reflects our commitment to return to Parliament with our findings before extending the move onto Universal Credit to more people. There has been no minimum number set for the people who will go through the pilot – we will start small and then increase numbers as slowly and gradually as necessary, learning and adapting as we go.

The Department is currently working closely with a wide and diverse range of stakeholders to design the process and we are considering our approach to the pilot, including which groups or individuals we might begin to move first.

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