Benefits system is flawed, admits McFadden

Labour accused of 'encouraging illegal migrants to disappear in Britain' as more than 93,000 housed at taxpayers' expense

Labour accused of 'encouraging illegal migrants to disappear in Britain' as more than 93,000 housed at taxpayers' expense . Labour has been accused of "encouraging illegal migrants to disappear in Britain" after the Home Office revealed that more than 93,000 have been housed in accommodation across the country at taxpayers' expense

Benefits system is flawed, admits McFadden

Universal Credit causes people to be signed off work indefinitely, says Work and Pensions Secretary

Work and Pensions Secretary admits flaws in Universal Credit system – NATIONAL NEWS

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden has said Britain’s benefits system contains a “design flaw” that can leave people signed off work indefinitely with little support to return to employment. Speaking during a visit to Boots’ headquarters in Nottingham, where the first group of young people to join the Government’s new Jobs Guarantee scheme were starting work, Mr McFadden said Universal Credit was too rigid in how it separates claimants int…