Britain’s biggest local authority claims it faces a homelessness and debt crisis if ministers plough ahead with the rollout of the Universal Credit (UC) regime.
A leading member of Birmingham City Council has written to work and pensions secretary, David Gauke, urging Whitehall to reform the fledgling UC regime before expansion.
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