Universal Credit rollout inquiry – Call for evidence
What is your experience of Universal Credit? Please send your experiences – of the application process, the impact of being paid a month in arrears or any other information you would like to give – for an inquiry on the roll out of Universal Credit. Deadline 10th October.
Universal Credit – what is your experience?
Please send me your experience of Universal Credit. This could include your experience of the application process, the impact of being paid a month in arrears or any other information you would like to give. Please send it to me on my email: Henrietta.Doyle@inclusionlondon.org.uk by 10 October.
The Work and Pensions Select Committee of MPs is holding an inquiry on the roll out of Universal Credit and Inclusion London intends to send evidence to the inquiry. Your experience will help to inform our evidence.
More information about the inquiry is below:
Call for written submissions
The Committee invites submissions on the ongoing rollout of the full Universal Credit service. The previous Work and Pensions Committee’s work in this area was cut short by the general election.
Submissions made to the Committee in the previous Parliament (Universal Credit update) can be used in this inquiry, and do not need to be resubmitted.
Updates are, however, very welcome.
The Committee is particularly interested in receiving updates and new submissions on developments since April 2017 and recommendations for policy change on the following points:
- What have been the effects of the introduction of full Universal Credit service in areas where it has replaced the live service?
- How long are people waiting for their Universal Credit claim to be processed, why, and what impact is this having on them?
- Is the advance payment system appropriate and is there adequate awareness of its availability?
- How are claimants managing with being paid Universal Credit monthly in arrears? Is the Alternative Payment Arrangements system working effectively?
- Has Universal Credit improved the accuracy of a) payments and b) registration of claims?
- What impact is Universal Credit having on rent arrears, what effect is this having on landlords and claimants, and how could the situation be improved?
- Does Universal Credit provide people in emergency temporary accommodation with the support they need? If not, how could this be improved?
- What impact is Universal Credit having on the income and costs of local authorities, housing associations, charities and other local organisations?
- How well is Universal Support working, and how could it been improved?
- What effect will the scheduled Jobcentre Plus closure and relocation programme have on the operation of Universal Credit?
- Is the roll-out schedule appropriate?
More information about the inquiry is below: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/work-and-pensions-committee/inquiries/parliament-2017/inquiry/