Report: Universal Credit Is Riddled With Issues, but Have Some Flaws Been Deliberately Designed Into the System?
Universal credit has proved so unfit for purpose that Labour has said it will replace it entirely if elected next month. But perhaps the most controversial element of the policy is mounting evidence that suggests some of its cruellest flaws aren't accidental failings; the Tories may have deliberately built them in to the system to deter claimants.