Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Communities and Local Government – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 12 March 2012.
In October 2013 a start will be made on the transfer with new claimants, and there will then be a progressive integration until 2017. There will be a series of steps as claimants move to universal credit. The demonstration projects will assess all aspects of the delivery of the scheme, and will be reported on to the House in due course.