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IT delays may scupper universal credit plans

Government IT suppliers are worried timescales for introducing a universal credit system by 2013 are not feasible.

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By Jonathan Werran | 20 June 2011

Government IT suppliers are worried timescales for introducing a universal credit system by 2013 are not feasible, a leaked report suggests.

Iain Duncan Smith's flagship welfare programme aims to radically simplify the benefits system to make work pay for workless and low-earning households.

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