Select Committee · Work and Pensions Committee

White Paper on Universal Credit

Status: Closed Opened: 18 Nov 2010 Closed: 1 Apr 2012

The Committee invited written evidence and held two sessions of oral evidence to assess the implications of the Government’s plans to introduce Universal Credit, to replace a range of existing benefits available to working-age claimants. The proposals were first set out in a consultation document and then in a White Paper. The Committee wished to …