Four In Ten Claimants Doubt Simplicity Of UC Finds Study
Four in ten universal credit claimants do not think the policy makes it easier to understand how to claim benefits, a government-commissioned study has said.
The survey published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over the weekend could damage ministers’ assertions that universal credit makes it simpler to claim welfare payments than under the old system.
The study polled 478 universal credit claimants on whether the policy makes it ‘easier to understand what you are required to do’ when claiming benefits compared to jobseeker’s allowance (JSA).
A total of 39% of respondents, who all formerly claimed JSA, said they either disagreed (22%), were neutral (14%) or did not know (3%). Sixty one per cent agreed.
A central tenet for universal credit, which rolls a number of benefits into one, is that it drastically simplifies a complicated system of welfare payments by combining multiple benefits into one payment.
The DWP describes the policy, which was first introduced in April 2013, as a ’simpler, streamlined system’.
The study also found that slightly fewer universal credit claimants were confident of finding a job compared to if they were JSA claimants.
Out of 677 unemployed universal credit claimants, 76% said they were ‘confident they will find work in three months’, compared to 78% of 724 JSA claimants.
However, the study said this result could be affected by the fact that fewer universal credit claimants report being out of work.
A further report over the weekend said analysing nearly 6,000 claimants over the first four months of their universal credit claim showed a percentage point difference of between 3% and 4% in the proportion of universal credit claimants in work compared to those claiming jobseeker’s allowance (JSA).
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