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Universal Credit: welfare that works

This document sets out plans to create Universal Credit to simplify the welfare system, make work pay and combat worklessness and poverty.

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TypePolicy paper

First published11 Nov 2010

Last updated11 Nov 2010

Organisations

Department for Work and Pensions

Topics

Welfare reformWork

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