Building Resilient Households plans Universal Credit response

A government think tank report from Resolution Foundation, entitled ‘Managing the transitions of existing claimants to Universal Credit', has made a series of recommendations which Building Resilient Households Group intends to respond to, Johnny Timpson has revealed to COVER. The report makes seven suggestions regarding the migration of claimants over to Universal Credit (UC), its execution and the processes being put in place. ‘Sharp budget cuts and significant processing issues have acted to erode many of the hoped-for gains associated with the introduction of UC, weakening what wa...