Universal credit is in 'total disarray', says Labour

Party joins charities in calling for roll-out to be paused as claimants run up rent arrears and incur debts while waiting for paymentsUniversal credit is in “total disarray”, Labour has said, after a government study found that lengthy benefit payment waiting times were causing claimants to run up hundreds of pounds in debt and rent arrears.Labour joined welfare charities in calling for the planned roll-out of the benefit to be paused in the light of mounting evidence that design and