Universal Credit

(asked on 16th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2018 to Question 121059, whether the Government is conducting data collection and research on the use of an automated system for universal credit claimants.


Answered by
Alok Sharma Portrait
Alok Sharma
COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 24th January 2018

I refer the Hon. Gentleman to the answers of 8 January 2018 to Question 121059 and 21 December 119929.

Our design priorities are constantly being evaluated and updated. This means the Department has not yet set a date for implementation of the automated system.

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