Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in which (a) areas and (b) jobcentre plus offices universal credit will be available to couples in (i) June, (ii) July and (iii) August 2014.
Universal Credit will accept claims from couples from the 30 June in The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, Rugby, Harrogate, Bath, and The Highland Council of Scotland. Claims will be received via Jobcentre Plus offices in Hammersmith, Rugby, Harrogate, Bath and Inverness. Claims from couples will be gradually rolled out in the North West of England from Summer 2014 onwards.