Welfare to Work and Universal Credit

Simply put, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) ensure that its 20 million customers receive the welfare and pensions they deserve.

The Welfare Reform Bill was introduced in 2011 to make the welfare system simpler and to make work pay. The new welfare payments will be called Universal Credit and the aim of universal credit is to make the system simpler and fairer which will include benefits and tax credits in one single payment.

An additional part of the Welfare Reform Bill, is to eliminate Fraud and Error. DWP have a joint comprehensive strategy with HMRC to tackle fraud and error.

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said: "Our reforms will end the absurdity of a system where people too often get rewarded for doing the wrong thing, and those who strive to do the best by their families get penalised.

Point of View Paper

Making Universal Credit Work: A SAS point of view

The publication of the Welfare Reform Bill will put work, rather than hand-outs, at the heart of the welfare system.

BBC Website

February 2011

How SAS Can Help

Universal Credit - Data analytics will be essential for the assessment of the government's huge data sets, such as those created by Universal Credit. Business intelligence techniques will no longer suffice as they simply fail when applied to massive data sets, or "Big Data".

Implementing any large project, KPIs should be a key part of measurement. Executed well, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are the right way to measure performance. But all too often KPIs are set against operational or financial points of measurement with no clear link back to the strategy. Download the whitepaper to read more on KPIs for improved Public Sector Performance.

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