The Guardian view on universal credit: flawed calculations | Editorial

This week’s court defeat for the government is further evidence of the system’s shortcomings, and the suffering these can causeThe four single working mothers who took the government to court over the way that universal credit payments are calculated should be applauded. That two high court judges have ruled in their favour is further evidence of flawed judgment at the Department for Work and Pensions. Ministers must now decide whether to appeal, or make a new set of adjustments to t