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Universal Credit comes good

The government’s benefit reforms have been plagued with disasters since their introduction in 2013. The Covid-19 crisis, however, has revealed a positive side.

by: Simon Nixon
21 Sep 2020
Iain Duncan Smith © Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Iain Duncan Smith’s reforms are enjoying some unexpected plaudits

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