Universal Credit
Debate between Alok Sharma and Anna Turley(5 years, 6 months ago)
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Alok Sharma
We are a listening Department in a listening Government, as we have shown with universal credit.
Anna Turley (Redcar) (Lab/Co-op)
Universal credit is due to be rolled out in Redcar and Cleveland on 28 November—just before Christmas, as my hon. Friend the Member for Barrow and Furness (John Woodcock) said. Will the Minister guarantee today that none of the 11,000 households that are due to be transitioned, of which 6,000 include children, will be financially worse off? If he cannot guarantee that, will he stop the roll-out now?
Alok Sharma
Universal credit is a new benefit that simplifies the system. Ultimately, this is about having a system that helps the most vulnerable, that is fair to the taxpayer, that is sustainable and, importantly, that helps people into work and to get better-paid work. That is precisely what we are doing through universal credit.