The perils of Universal Credit's simplicity

Summers, Kate ORCID: 0000-0001-9964-0259 and Young, David (2024) The perils of Universal Credit's simplicity. British Politics and Policy at LSE (01 Oct 2024). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

One key rationale behind the design of Universal Credit is administrative simplicity. But that apparent simplicity ends up concealing the complexity of people’s different lives and circumstances, resulting in claimants of Universal Credit having to navigate and manage that complexity themselves. As the Labour Government embarks on reforms to welfare with their Back to Work Plan, it should acknowledge the complexity of people’s different situations and help the system manage it, argue Kate Summers and David Young.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/
Additional Information:	© 2024 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Methodology
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain H Social Sciences > HJ Public Finance
Date Deposited:	16 Dec 2024 11:30
Last Modified:	16 Dec 2024 11:30
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/126383

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