The independent National Audit Office judges that universal credit has neither saved public money nor helped people into work. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Paul, 49, says he is homeless because he failed to understand how to sign up for universal credit. The PCS briefing also reports a senior universal credit manager telling union reps that “the DWP would have access to the film before transmission”. After reading the documents, I spoke to Jennifer Jones of Sheffield Stop and Scrap Universal Credit. “They’re taking money off the public, to lie to us about how well universal credit is working.

Source: The Guardian May 14, 2019 17:00 UTC