Labour: Universal Credit a 'Titanic-sized IT disaster'
Labour's Shadow work and pensions secretary Liam Byrne has described the Universal Credit scheme as a "Titanic-sized IT disaster" and accused the Work Secretary Iain Duncan Smith of a cover up.
– Liam Byrne, Shadow work and pensions secretaryMr Duncan Smith swore blind this benefit shake-up was fine.
Now we learn he has completely lost control of his department at a potential cost of hundreds of millions of pounds.
Liam Byrne will speak about this on Daybreak later this morning
Universal Credit scheme has 'wasted £34 million'
Government attempts to set up Universal Credit scheme have already wasted £34 million according to a damning National Audit Office report.
Q&A: Universal Credit
Universal Credit is to replace six separate means-tested benefits. Here we look at how the changes will affect you.