Universal Credit
(asked on 19th December 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they anticipate take-up of income-related benefits to improve after the roll out of Universal Credit; if so, what improvement they anticipate; and over what time period.
This question was answered on 8th January 2019
We anticipate a further 700,000 households will get entitlements they were not claiming under the legacy system, worth on average £285 per month as Universal Credit is a more accurate system and will ensure people will receive the right entitlement. Within the legacy system, there are £2.4bn of unclaimed benefits not taken up by people who need them.