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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Albert Toth

DWP issues crucial update for those who pay rent and claim Universal Credit

The DWP is set to scrap a controversial computer system that has automatically approved benefit deductions from millions of claimants at the request of private landlords.

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has said she will “right the wrongs” of the deduction system after a judge ruled last month that the program used by her department was unlawful.

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