Universal Credit: pilot stage local authority long list named - Turn2us

The Department for Work and Pensions and the Local Government Association have named fifteen local authorities in England recommended as potential pilot sites for Universal Credit.

These are:

• Barnet
• Bath and North East Somerset
• Birmingham
• Hammersmith and Fulham (in consortium with Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth and Westminster)
• Leeds
• Lewisham
• Melton
• Newcastle under Lyme
• North Dorset
• Oldham
• Oxford
• Rushcliffe
• A consortium of North Yorkshire authorities led by Scarborough
• West Lindsey
• Wigan.

Pilot process

From these recommendations, DWP will now make a final selection of local authorities that will be involved in the pilot process in the Autumn. These will focus on delivering the face-to-face support some people may need to make claims for Universal Credit, including:

• Online support
• Help with budgeting and job searches
• Reducing fraud and error
• Reducing homelessness.

A separate selection process is underway for local authorities in Wales and Scotland.

Read our Universal Credit information sheet

Read the Department for Work and Pensions press release (link opens in a new window)