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Universal Credit on the way to recovery News

Three years ago, almost exactly to the day, the National Audit Office reported that Universal Credit – by far the biggest and most ambitious reform to Britain’s welfare system – was heading for nowhere but the rocks.


Universal credit reaches new milestone News

Universal Credit has reached a major new milestone with over 250,000 claims made.


Universal Credit now available in over 500 jobcentres News

The Universal Credit has been issued across 17 sites in Britain and has started taking new claims.


Universal Credit priority actions published News

Important issues that need to be addressed were highlighted in a report to ensure effective roll out of the Universal Credit programme.


Universal Credit roll-out continues News

Availability of Universal Credit has been widened to include Richmond, Kirkwall, Lerwick and Stornoway in line with aims to have the scheme available in a third of jobcentres by spring.



Why is Universal Credit proving so difficult to implement? News

With more than 600m spent on the project that aims to collapse six benefits into one monthly payment, universal credit was recently reset to zero and started again.


Government responds to Universal Credit 'hampering' claims News

The Government has responded to claims it has been 'hampering' a Commons committee scrutiny of the Universal Credit welfare policy.


If only they'd read the guide Blog

Members of the APM Governance SIG recently held at workshop to assess the performance of the governance and leadership of the Universal Credit programme to date.


It's not rocket science Blog

Shortly after I became editor of Project magazine, I met with Dennis Hone.


If only they'd read the guide

Members of the APM Governance SIG recently held at workshop to assess the performance of the governance and leadership of the Universal Credit programme to date.


It's not rocket science

Shortly after I became editor of Project magazine, I met with Dennis Hone.


IT projects fail to deliver big bang

The failed BBC Digital Media Initiative (DMI) project and failing Universal Credit project have much in common – both over-bloated, over-long, expensive and with no practical output to show for the effort.


Change governance, do the leaders of organisations get it?

Investigations and audits of major programmes, both in the public and private sectors, all too frequently reveal that governance arrangements are inadequate.


Universal Credit on the way to recovery

Three years ago, almost exactly to the day, the National Audit Office reported that Universal Credit – by far the biggest and most ambitious reform to Britain’s welfare system – was heading for nowhere but the rocks.


Universal credit reaches new milestone

Universal Credit has reached a major new milestone with over 250,000 claims made.


Universal Credit now available in over 500 jobcentres

The Universal Credit has been issued across 17 sites in Britain and has started taking new claims.


Universal Credit priority actions published

Important issues that need to be addressed were highlighted in a report to ensure effective roll out of the Universal Credit programme.


Universal Credit roll-out continues

Availability of Universal Credit has been widened to include Richmond, Kirkwall, Lerwick and Stornoway in line with aims to have the scheme available in a third of jobcentres by spring.



Why is Universal Credit proving so difficult to implement?

With more than 600m spent on the project that aims to collapse six benefits into one monthly payment, universal credit was recently reset to zero and started again.


Government responds to Universal Credit 'hampering' claims

The Government has responded to claims it has been 'hampering' a Commons committee scrutiny of the Universal Credit welfare policy.


Universal Credit Programme - a review of governance to date

"Under the microscope" - APM Governance SIG Workshop held on 8 January 2014


Universal Credit may miss deadline

While outlining the next phase in the Universal Credit programme in a written statement released to MPs on 5 December, Work and Pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith said that the safe and smooth delivery of the programme would take precedence over meeting specific timings.


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