Twenty-Ninth Report - Progress in implementing Universal Credit

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 458 26 April 2024
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 36 items (5 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 35 of 36 classified)
Accepted 23
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 10
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Twenty-ninth report from Session 2023-24 · published 11 Jul 2025
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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10 Conclusion Deferred
DWP asserts UC outperforms Jobseeker’s Allowance despite inability to measure direct economic benefits
Conclusion
The Department told us that it could not measure the economic benefits of extra people being in work as it could not create two versions of the economy – one with UC and one without. However, it said that its … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the difficulty of evaluation, reaffirms existing evidence, and states that a post-project review will take place six months after the Universal Credit transformation program closes to assess benefits realised.
HM Treasury
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