Councils have called for a 'longer pause' in the rollout of Universal Credit amid the emergence of problems with the fundamental design of the programme. Local authorities have been consistently raising concerns about the impact of Universal Credit with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) at all levels. Written evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee's inquiry into Universal Credit by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) warned the funding gap for councils will 'become more acute' as the full programme rolls out.
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机译：在计划的基本设计出现问题的情况下，理事会要求“普遍暂停”普遍信贷的推出。地方当局一直在与各级工作和养老金部（DWP）一起关注普遍信贷的影响。苏格兰地方当局公约（COSLA）向美国工作和退休金委员会（Work and Pensions Committee）提出的对通用信贷的调查的书面证据警告说，随着整个计划的推出，理事会的资金缺口将“变得更加严重”。
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