Bristol professor gives little credit to Tories’ universal benefit

The coalition government’s plan to introduce a universal credit to replace the current range of welfare benefits and tax credits will result in large numbers of benefit recipients losing out while adding to the Treasury’s financial burden.

That is the verdict of Bristol University Professor Paul Gregg from the Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO), writing in the current issue of Research in Public Policy.

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