Two thirds of Brits on Universal Credit can't use official online systems to prove who they are

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TWO THIRDS of Brits applying for Universal Credit can’t prove who they are online and are locked out of their benefits. A damning report from the National Audit Office found the Government…

Universal CreditThat means if they can't work the system they then have to book in an appointment at the jobcentre to do so,And that will increase the costs for the Department of Work and Pensions too by £40million over 10 years, the report said.

The NAO report said: "Unfortunately, Verify is also an example of many of the failings in major programmes that we often see, including optimism bias and failure to set clear objectives. " "More worrying, it is not yet clear what it will cost for Government departments to continue using Verify when Government funding stops next year."The scheme, which has been reviewed more than a dozen times, was set to save £650million for the Government, but that amount has dropped by around three quarters.

 

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Bloody joke all this online crap

You prop up the government and party who implement this system! You can’t whinge about it too, Scum.

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