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Issue: 140
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Friday, January 4, 2019
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City help to benefit others BY KELLY WICKHAM kelly.wickham@sussexpost.co.uk PIONEERING work in Chichester will help benefit claimants around the country later this year. Arun and Chichester Citizen’s Advice was invited by the government’s Department for Work and Pensions to pilot a new national service for the troubled universal credit system.
Luca Badioli, the Citizen’s Advice chief executive, said: “The DWP has now contracted Citizen’s Advice to deliver universal support to help people making universal credit claims from April, 2019. “Arun and Chichester Citizen’s Advice have been chosen to pilot this new service and we have been delivering it since November 5 last year. “We have a good relationship with the local Jobcentreplus managers and the county partnership manager and we
have been able to help clients by quickly communicating and addressing minor issues.” A concern was raised about EU nationals experiencing delays by being required to pass a habitual residence test to provide their entitlement. Many of Citizen’s Advice’s earlier concerns had been at least partly addressed by the government, Mr Badioli said. More than 500 Chichester residents
were claiming universal credit as the new year began. Emma Wareham, county partnership manager from the Department for Work and Pensions, said: "We currently have 542 claimants on universal credit full service here. "They are all welcome to use the facilities at the Jobcentre when they wish to and to attend our provision days, each Wednesday. See page three
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