Lord Freud confirms 'transitional payment system' to support Universal Credit claimants

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Published by 24publishing for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Central Government, Communities, Local Government, Universal Credit

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it's looking at transitional support for claimants moving on to Universal Credit - which will see tenants paid their benefit four weekly in arrears. Welfare reform minister Lord Freud confirmed the move today during his address at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) conference in Manchester. From next October Universal Credit will see claimants paid their benefit directly with it being received monthly in arrears. One delegate asked the mini...

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