Pay compensation for universal credit errors, says thinktank

Amends for officials mistakes’ should match benefit sanctions, report suggestsUniversal credit claimants should be compensated if their benefits are paid late or promised training and skills courses are not delivered, a conservative thinktank has recommended.Bright Blue said it was unfair that claimants were sanctioned – had their benefits docked – if they failed to look for work or missed appointments, but jobcentre officials faced no penalty if their errors left claimants in hardship. Continue reading…
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