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Pause the rollout of UC - WLGA

The rollout of Universal Credit (UC) must be paused, the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has urged.

By Hiba Mahamadi | 26 October 2017

The rollout of Universal Credit must be paused, the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has urged.

Writing to the work and pensions secretary David Gauke, the WLGA's spokesperson for housing said that the delays in the payment of UC need to be addressed on an ‘urgent' basis before the rollout is accelerated.

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