Universal Credit

Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 1 November 2017.

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Photo of Chi Onwurah Chi Onwurah Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Industrial Strategy)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the (a) effect on claimants and (b) extent of the practice of encouraging claimants to voluntarily switch from legacy benefits to universal credit.

Photo of Damian Hinds Damian Hinds The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions

Claimants can not voluntarily switch from legacy benefits to Universal Credit.

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