Twenty-Ninth Report - Progress in implementing Universal Credit
Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee
HC 458
26 April 2024
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Conclusions (1) Observations and findings — click to expand
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Conclusion
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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 comparative evaluations had consistently shown that UC outperformed Jobseeker’s Allowance, …
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.