The NAO has released a report exposing poor programme management, unrealistic timescales and wasted IT investment in the governments Universal Credit scheme. DWP’s plans to execute the system nationally in October of this year was overly ambitious and is now planned to rollout in 2017. With a lack of clarity throughout the project, the Universal Credit team has had frequent problems with governance and unsatisfactory review of contract performance.

IT assets worth £34m haven been written off already, is it possible for this contract to come in within budget? Up to April 2013 £425m has been spent on the scheme, mostly on the designing and developing of IT systems

DWP criticised for missed targets