Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 20 July 2015.

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Photo of Karin Smyth Karin Smyth Labour, Bristol South

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when everyone currently registered for receipt of state benefits in (a) Bristol South constituency and (b) England will have been fully transferred to universal credit.

Photo of Karin Smyth Karin Smyth Labour, Bristol South

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the timescale is for the introduction of universal credit to jobcentres in Bristol South constituency.

Photo of Michael Dugher Michael Dugher Shadow Secretary of State for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he expects universal credit to be fully rolled out to claimants in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Barnsley and (c) South Yorkshire.

Photo of Priti Patel Priti Patel Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The last new claims to legacy benefits and tax credits will be accepted during 2017. Following this, the Department will start to migrate the remaining claims to Universal Credit. We are on track with our plans for the national roll out of Universal Credit. I enclose a link to the overall roll out and expansion plans:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/414937/universal-credit-national-expansion-tranche-three-and-four.pdf

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