Universal Credit Pilot

West Lindsey District CouncilNicoya Palastanga

•Personal Independence Payment

•Universal Credit

• Child Benefit, Carer’s Allowance (will remain)

• Income related JSA• Income related ESA• Income Support (including SMI)• Working Tax Credits• Child Tax Credits• Housing Benefit

• Disability Living Allowance

• Contributory JSA and ESA (conditionality rules changing)

• Council Tax Benefit (Localised Council Tax Schemes)

• Pension Credit•… to include support for housing

and children

2013 focus pilots - Twelve pilots will run from autumn 2012 to September 2013 to explore how local expertise can support residents to

claim Universal Credit.

2013 focus pilots will look at:- encouraging claimants to access online

support independently; - improving financial independence and

managing money;- delivering efficiencies and reducing fraud &

error; and- reducing homelessness.

Post 2015 focus pilots – on the longer term role for local authorities in supporting Universal

Credit claimants.

Local Authority-led Pilots

Key: LA-led pilots

Pathfinder preparation projects

Direct Payment Demonstration Projects

North Dorset

Rushcliffe

Melton

Bath & NES

Oxford

Caerphilly Newport

Birmingham

West Dunbarton North Lanarkshire

OldhamWigan

Dumfries &Galloway

Edinburgh

Wakefield

Shropshire

SouthwarkTorfaen

West Lindsey

Lewisham

Focus of Pilots

WLDC Pilot

• October 2012 to September 2013

• Face to Face Delivery

• Local delivery

• Holistic approach

• Digital engagement/journey

• Financial inclusion

Online Claims

• Digital by default

• Housing Benefit/Job Seekers Allowance

• Access to IT

• Public Access in council offices

• Working with partner organisations

• Public Access across the district