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The government is to scale back some of its plans to test a radical new reform to the welfare system.
Ministers had intended to allow people to claim the new Universal Credit in four areas of the north west of England from next month.
But it has now emerged that three of the pilot programmes will not start until July.
Universal credit is intended to be the biggest shake up of the welfare system for a generation.
It will merge several earnings-related benefits and tax credits into one single payment, and is designed to be simpler, cheaper and a greater incentive to work.
But the scheme is so complicated that the Department for Work and Pensions decided to test it in four areas in the north west next month before making it available nationally in October.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21972026
Ministers had intended to allow people to claim the new Universal Credit in four areas of the north west of England from next month.
But it has now emerged that three of the pilot programmes will not start until July.
Universal credit is intended to be the biggest shake up of the welfare system for a generation.
It will merge several earnings-related benefits and tax credits into one single payment, and is designed to be simpler, cheaper and a greater incentive to work.
But the scheme is so complicated that the Department for Work and Pensions decided to test it in four areas in the north west next month before making it available nationally in October.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21972026