Rachel Reeves MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to the PAC progress report on Universal Credit, said: 

“It is astonishing that David Cameron’s government has spent £700 million on Universal Credit yet fewer than 30,000 people are claiming it.

“The huge waste and delays to this failing programme means so far it has cost a staggering £26,000 for each person on Universal Credit. 

“Labour wants Universal Credit to work and we’ll call in the National Audit Office to do an immediate review of this failing programme to get a grip of the spiralling waste and delays.”