Universal Credit is 'completely unworkable, badly designed and already out of date', says jobcentre employee
Whistleblower suggests that the IT behind flagship welfare system is already obsolete
The IT behind the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) flagship welfare programme is "completely unworkable, badly designed, and already out of date", according to a jobcentre employee, who was speaking...
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