IDS urged to come clean on 'secret business case' behind Universal Credit

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Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith says the Government has "absolutely nothing to hide" around the cost of implementing Universal Credit amid concern from Labour that it is concealing hidden costs. From next year, Universal Credit will replace six income-related benefits, including housing benefit, and will see claimants receive a single monthly payment directly. IDS' assurances came ahead of a Commons debate on Universal Credit today, with Labour further probing how the far-reaching...

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