Cost to the authority of Universal Credit
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
Information request
Our reference: 4293960
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Dear Ms Wilde
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Thank you for your request for information that was received on 15 March
2019.
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 and we aim to send a response by 12 April 2019.
In some case, a fee may be payable. If we decide a fee is payable, we will
send you a fee notice and we will require you to pay the fee before
proceeding with your request.
The Freedom of Information Act 2000 may restrict the release of some or
all of the information you have requested. We will carry out an assessment
and if any exemptions apply to some or all of the information then we
might not provide that information to you. We will inform you if this is
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requested for any other reason together with the reason(s) why and details
of how you may appeal (if appropriate).
Kind regards
Sarah Turpin
Programme Support Manager
Resources
Shire Hall Warwick CV34 4RL
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Information request
Our reference: 4293960
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Dear Ms Wilde
Thank you for your request for information received on 15 March 2019.
Please find attached our response to your request.
Kind regards
Sarah Turpin
Programme Support Manager
Resources
Shire Hall Warwick CV34 4RL
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