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BT Offers Affordable Broadband To Social Housing Tenants
UK telecoms giant BT is set to offer social housing tenants low cost Broadband connections with the launch of a new shared Internet service.
Case Study: Hounslow Aids Universal Credit Move For Tenants
"Digital channels offer an efficient way for residents to interact with the council," it says.
Clarity Is Needed For Universal Credit “End State”
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Select Committee has released a report that calls for a series of actions from the Department to address concerns about Universal Credit (UC).
Could Universal Credit Data Sharing Help Landlords Support Social Tenants?
Sharing Universal Credit (UC) claimant information with social landlords and local authorities help them provide better support to tenants.
Digital Services Framework Used For Universal Credit
The UC Digital Transformation Project seeks to use digital services to overhaul the welfare system and unify six benefits into one.
DWP Responds To Universal Credit Report
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has responded to the recent hard hitting Work and Pensions Committee report on its biggest but most controversial IT project, Universal Credit (UC).
DWP Reveals Future Plans For Universal Credit
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has laid out its next steps for the troubled Universal Credit programme, including a roll out to the North West.
G-Cloud And Other Whitehall IT Projects “At Risk”
Government watchdog the Major Projects Authority (MPA) has warned that 20 major government IT projects, including G-Cloud, require urgent action.
HMRC IT System Fails, Staff “Paid To Go Home”
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has allegedly been paying staff to stay at home for three months following a tax credit systematic IT failure.
MPA Disguised Universal Credit In “Veil Of Secrecy”
The Major Projects Authority (MPA) has been accused of disguising Universal Credit (UC) in a “veil of secrecy” after failing to rate it.
MPA Report Claims Government IT Still Full Of Issues
The Major Projects Authority (MPA) has published its 2015 annual report, revealing that over 20 major government IT projects are still at risk.
MPs Fear Universal Credit Fraud
MPs have expressed concerns that housing benefit issues are “seriously undermining” government attempts to reduce fraud with the Universal Credit (UC) programme.
NAO Warns Of Rising Costs In Universal Credit Delay
The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is at risk of tacking up a multi-billion pound IT bill if Universal Credit (UC) is delayed any further.
Universal Credit Has Tentative Completion Date Of 2018
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has told the Parliamentary Work and Pensions Select Committee that the Universal Credit (UC) benefits scheme could be complete by 2018.
Universal Credit Info Accessed Via Smartphones And Social Media
Smart TVs, smartphone apps and social media have all been used to access information about the Universal Credit (UC) scheme, according to new research.
Universal Credit Set To Encounter More Problems
The rollout of Universal Credit (UC) – a scheme that combines six benefits into one payment – will be “paused” if the Labour Party gains power in the next election.
Universal Credit Staff Set To Strike
Almost 1500 members of staff that work on the controversial Universal Credit project are set to strike for two over “increasingly oppressive” working conditions.
Universal Credit Staff Slam Poor IT Systems
Employees working on the government’s Universal Credit (UC) benefit reform have revealed they consider the programme to be an “unmitigated failure” due to problems with technology underpinning it.
Universal Credit: Will May 2015 See A £500m IT Write Off?
Last week, Channel 4's 'Dispatches' seemed to uncover some disturbing signs that the government's biggest IT project, Universal Credit, may be in trouble. Project management expert Brian Wareham tells us just how much...

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