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.
Commenting on the completion of the universal credit rollout.
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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 going up forever more.
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…
We need to examine how Pip can respond to the rising number of people seeking support and whether it adequately reflects the diverse reality and needs of disabled people today.
They're going to be very well thought through proposals, thanks to this lengthy and very carefully considered exercise that we've gone through.
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