Saturday 15 November 2008

One step from benefits to work

via Department for Work And Pensions on 20 October

It will now be easier for people to move from benefits into work, as they will only have to make one call to update their details, ensuring they are getting the right in-work entitlements and that it pays to work.

Read the full press release

Hazel's comment:
If one call updates all the data that is required for moving from out-of-work benefits to in-work benefits then how many different databases does the person you are talking to have access to? One or many? If one then the potential for inappropriate use is enormous (not to mention possibly having the data lost), if more than one then the possibility for error is on a scale I do not like to think about. Or are all these data repositories linked?

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