2013 Report details for project: Universal Credit Programme

Project name Universal Credit Programme - there are 11 reports for this project: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
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Organisation DWP (D10) - see all reports for this organisation
Report year 2013 (data is from September 2012)
Category Transformation - see all reports for this category
Description: Universal Credit provides a new single system of means-tested support for working-age people who are in or out of work. It aims to reduce the number of workless households by reducing the financial and administrative barriers to work that exist in the current system of benefits and tax credits, and replacing the complexity of the income-related benefits system (Housing Benefit, Income Support, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, income-related Jobseeker’s Allowance, Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit) with a single payment which supports people to find work, find more work, and find better paid work.
DCA (RAG) Amber/Red
DCA text: This rating dates back to September 2012, more than seven months ago. Since then, significant progress has been made in the delivery of Universal Credit. The Pathfinder was successfully launched and we are on course both to expand the Pathfinder in July 2013 and start the progressive national roll-out of Universal Credit in October.
Start date 2011-11-17
End date 2017-12-31
Schedule text The Universal Credit Pathfinder was successfully launched on 29th April in areas of Greater Manchester and Cheshire. Ashton-under-Lyne is accepting claims for Universal Credit. Wigan, Warrington and Oldham are trialling the Claimant Commitment and applying a more intensive approach to work search and ensuring new JSA claimants are signed onto Universal Jobmatch. We are on course to expand the Pathfinder in July when Wigan Warrington and Oldham will also take claims for Universal Credit. This careful and controlled approach will ensure that all aspects of Universal Credit are tested – starting small and refining before we start the progressive national roll out from October. Our plan is to make sure the full transition to Universal Credit is delivered in a safe and managed way. In terms of how we manage delivery implementation from the start of progressive roll-out in October to full transition in 2017, there are three key factors we will consider. First, we will learn valuable lessons from the Pathfinder – that is the whole point of a Pathfinder. We will examine the results forensically, and apply them in rolling out Universal Credit nationally. Second, David Pitchford has been acting as interim Chief Executive for Universal Credit following the sad death of Philip Langsdale. As Head of the Cabinet Office’s Major Projects Authority, he has provided valuable insights into the most effective way to deliver a complex IT project of this scale, in line with the Government’s Digital Strategy – including latest thinking on the best enabling technologies and platforms, how best to manage suppliers and deliver value to money. Third, Howard Shiplee, the man that built the Olympic Park, has now taken over from David Pitchford in overseeing the delivery of Universal Credit. He will be using these ideas in finalising the detail of the long-term delivery plan for UC, together with his own wealth of experience in successful project delivery.
Baseline £386.50m
Forecast £378.99m
Variance -1.94%
Variance text: At the time of the review, there was a slight variance against budget.
Whole Life Cost £12,845.38m
WLCost text: The budgeted whole life costs will be contained within any Treasury limits and approvals.
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Sourcefile DWP_2013.csv

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