Universal Credit: Northern Ireland

Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 29 January 2018.

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Photo of Sylvia Hermon Sylvia Hermon Independent, North Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the implementation in parts of Northern Ireland of universal credit; and if she will make a statement.

Photo of Alok Sharma Alok Sharma The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions

The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland has responsibility for the delivery of Universal Credit in Northern Ireland, which it does with the support of DWP and the Universal Credit Programme.

Universal Credit has been introduced in Northern Ireland for new claims on a phased geographical basis by post code groups aligned to front office locations. This process started from September 2017.

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