DWP Central Freedom of
Information Team
Caxton House
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Owen Stevens
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Our Ref: FOI2022/61833
5 September 2022
Dear Owen Stevens,
Thank you for your Freedom of Information (FoI) request received on 8 August. You wrote:
“This document, from February 2020, sets out an agreed approach and timetable for
evaluation of labour market impacts of UC: https://secure-web.cisco.com/1-
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UCPB_18-02-20-BTL02-UC_Benefits_Realisation_Update_R.pdf
The evaluation planned under para.5(a) appears to have been published: https://secure-
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The evaluation planned under para.5(b)-(e) does not appear to have been published.
Please provide the evaluation resulting from the work described in para.5(b)-(e). If the
evaluation is due for publication in future then please provide the expected publication
date.”
DWP Response
We confirm that we do not hold the information you have requested.
The Universal Credit Programme Board paper you refer to is dated 18 February 2020. The
challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic meant priorities changed and the Department
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focused on supporting the millions of individuals who made claims to Universal Credit. The
Department is still committed to understanding the labour market impacts of Universal Credit.
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact us quoting the reference number
above.
Yours sincerely,
DWP Central Freedom of Information Team
Department for Work and Pensions
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