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Duncan Smith admits he'll miss universal credit target
IDS tries to bury his latest blunder under cover of the Chancellor's autumn statement
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith cravenly tried to bury his latest blunder during attacks on welfare yesterday under cover of the Chancellor's autumn statement.
As George Osborne prepared to take to his feet in the Commons, Mr Duncan Smith admitted that an estimated 700,000 disability benefit claimants will not be transferred to the new universal credit before 2017.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said that those on employment and support allowance will continue to receive the current service and, if appropriate, will be helped back to work by job centres.
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