Rachel Reeves MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, commenting on the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s criticism of the government’s Universal Credit programme said:

“The Work and Pensions select committee is right to raise serious concerns about Universal Credit which has suffered endless delays and waste. Ministers promised one million people would be on the scheme by April 2014 but the latest figures show under 4000 are. £131 million has been wasted already and on this programme which is so far costing an astonishing £161,905 per person. David Cameron must urgently get a grip of this crisis-hit policy before any more taxpayers money is wasted.”

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