Sir Stephen Timms: “My view is that the current level of spending is not a great concern. What would be a concern would be if it carried on…”

The end of the scheme comes alongside significant steps we've already taken to help people into work.

We will not be moving away from the importance of that, but I think there is a question about whether the process can also point people towards help that may be valuable to them in addition to, or in some cases perhaps instead of, a cash…

They're going to be very well thought through proposals, thanks to this lengthy and very carefully considered exercise that we've gone through.

The successful completion of move to universal credit marks a major milestone, with nearly two million people having now moved on to universal credit from legacy benefits.