MPs fear 'train crash' DWP cuts will fail

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A group of MPs charged with scrutinising cuts to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has said it is still concerned the project is too ambitious.

The DWP must cut running costs by £2.7bn by 2015, at the same time as overhauling the benefits and pension systems to create universal credit and the new flat rate state pension. Despite assurances from senior civil servants about the project, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has published its concerns in a report, Reducing Costs in the DWP. PAC chair Margaret Hodge MP previously described the project as a "train crash". Launching the report, she said: "The department does not yet have a clear plan for delivering these savings and we are concerned about its ability to do so effe...

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