Universal Credit civil servant slammed for lacking a plan - £140m write-off expected

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Public Accounts Committee roasts DWP permanent secretary Robert Devereux over Universal Credit failings

One of the most senior civil servants responsible for the government's Universal Credit welfare programme has been accused by MPs on the Public Accounts Committee of presiding over a "litany of fai...

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