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Universal Credit

Proceeding contribution from Paul Sweeney (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 17 October 2018. It occurred during Opposition day on Universal Credit.

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I seek your advice on a concern that arose in the preceding debate. Whereas in my constituency when the full roll-out happens the number of people on universal credit will rise from 1,000 to 15,515, other Members hinted that in their constituencies that number would rise only to something like 5,000, so clearly massive differentials in casework will emerge. As Chair of the Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, could you indicate what the House could do to ensure that Members and their staff are adequately resourced to deal with that differential in casework, which will be significantly stressful, as full migration happens?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
647 c723 
Session
2017-19
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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