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<p>On 11 January the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions announced a number of
measures that will provide increased support for Universal Credit claimants, including
supporting claimants who would benefit from getting paid more frequently. To support
this, the Department is running a pilot in 14 jobcentres across England and Wales
to actively explain and promote more frequent payments to customers at the outset
of their Universal Credit claim. The trial will last for four weeks, followed by a
period of evaluation. This analysis will take place over a 3-month period to track
the trial cohort to identify take up rates, effects on payment timeliness, effects
on phone calls and reversion rates.</p>
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