Cost to the authority of Universal Credit

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To whom it may concern,

Please can I request under the Freedom of Information Act:

a) Any estimate of the total monetary cost to your authority of the introduction of Universal Credit since its inception in 2013 (ideally broken down by municipal year and including 2018/19 to date);

b) The total monetary value of any crisis loans funded by yourselves and given to Universal Credit claimants since January 1 2013;

c) The total funding given by yourselves to third-sector organisations for the purpose of supporting Universal Credit claimants since January 1 2013;

d) The cost to yourselves of offering support or advice to Universal Credit claimants who are in financial difficulty or struggling with the process of claiming Universal Credit since January 1 2013;

If the following request cannot be met within cost limits, please provide advice on how I may refine my request.

Yours faithfully,

Claire Wilde

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Dear Ms Wilde,

 

Freedom Of Information Act 2000

Reference – 8521928

 

We are in receipt of your request for information which will be handled in
accordance with your rights under the above legislation.  Your request has
been dealt with in accordance with the Council’s Environmental Information
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or not Devon County Council holds the information you have requested, and
if so to have this communicated to you within 20 working days.  We will
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Devon County Council is not responsible for Universal Credit and therefore
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To whom it may concern,

 

Please can I request under the Freedom of Information Act:

 

a) Any estimate of the total monetary cost to your authority of the
introduction of Universal Credit since its inception in 2013 (ideally
broken down by municipal year and including 2018/19 to date);

 

b) The total monetary value of any crisis loans funded by yourselves and
given to Universal Credit claimants since January 1 2013;

 

c) The total funding given by yourselves to third-sector organisations for
the purpose of supporting Universal Credit claimants since January 1 2013;

 

d) The cost to yourselves of offering support or advice to Universal
Credit claimants who are in financial difficulty or struggling with the
process of claiming Universal Credit since January 1 2013;

 

If the following request cannot be met within cost limits, please provide
advice on how I may refine my request.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Claire Wilde

 

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