Universal Credit national expansion – Tranches One and Two Following the successful roll out of Universal Credit in the north-west of England, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) can provide details of the first and second tranches of national expansion to local authorities and jobcentre areas.
Universal Credit will roll out to new claims from single people, who would otherwise have been eligible for Jobseeker’s Allowance, including those with existing Housing Benefit and Working Tax Credit claims.
The list below confirms the go live dates for Tranches One and Two which will begin to deliver Universal Credit between February and July 2015.
The Commencement Order for Tranches One and Two of national expansion, which confirmed the areas that will be going live, can be accessed here: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/101/pdfs/uksi_20150101_en.pdf
And the list of postcodes that will be going live can be accessed here – https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/402501/ universal-credit-index-of-relevant-districts.pdf
This list is in alphabetical order by local authority.
Tranche One: February 2015 – April 2015
Local authority Jobcentre area Go live date
Ashford Borough Council Ashford JCP 13 April 2015
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Barnsley JCP 2 March 2015 Goldthorpe JCP Wombwell JCP
Basildon Council Basildon JCP 16 March 2015
Bassetlaw District Council Retford JCP 23 February 2015 Worksop JCP
Bedford Borough Council Bedford JCP 2 March 2015
Birmingham City Council Broad Street JCP 13 April 2015 Birmingham City JCP Erdington JCP Handsworth JCP 1 Local authority Jobcentre area Go live date
Kings Heath JCP Washwood Heath JCP Perry Barr JCP Sutton Coldfield JCP Selly Oak JCP Birmingham South West JCP Sparkhill JCP Yardley JCP
Boston Borough Council Boston JCP 13 April 2015
Breckland Council Dereham JCP 13 April 2015 Thetford JCP
Brentwood Borough Council Brentwood JCP 16 March 2015
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Brighouse JCP 27 April 2015 Halifax JCP Todmorden JCP
Chesterfield Borough Council Chesterfield JCP 23 March 2015
City of Edinburgh Council Edinburgh City JCP 9 March 2015 High Riggs JCP Leith JCP Wester Hailes JCP
City of London Corporation City Tower JCP 2 March 2015 (*Also serves London Borough of Tower Hamlets)
City of York Council York Monkgate JCP 16 February 2015 York Stonebow JCP
Colchester Borough Council Colchester JCP 16 March 2015
Corby Borough Council Corby JCP 23 March 2015
Craven District Council Skipton JCP 16 February 2015
Daventry District Council Daventry JCP 23 February 2015
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Dudley JCP 23 March 2015
Halesowen JCP 13 April 2015
Stourbridge JCP 13 April 2015
Dumfries & Galloway Council Annan JCP 27 April 2015 Dumfries JCP Stranraer JCP
2 Local authority Jobcentre area Go live date
East Lothian Council Musselburgh JCP 27 April 2015
East Staffordshire Borough Council Burton On Trent JCP 20 April 2015 (East Staffordshire)
Erewash Borough Council Ilkeston JCP 23 February 2015 Long Eaton JCP
Flintshire County Council Flint JCP 23 February 2015 Mold JCP
Forest Heath District Council Bury St. Edmunds JCP* 13 April 2015 Haverhill JCP* Milldenhall JCP* Newmarket JCP* (*Also serves St. Edmundsbury Borough Council)
Hambleton District Council Northallerton JCP 16 February 2015
Harborough District Council Market Harborough JCP 23 February 2015
Hartlepool Borough Council Hartlepool JCP 16 February 2015
Hastings Borough Council Hastings JCP 20 April 2015
Herefordshire Council Hereford JCP 23 March 2015 Leominster JCP Ross-On-Wye JCP
Highland Council Dingwall JCP 16 February 2015 Fort William JCP Invergordon JCP Portree JCP Wick JCP
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council Hinckley JCP 23 March 2015
Lichfield District Council Lichfield JCP 23 March 2015
London Borough of Barnet Barnet JCP 2 March 2015 Edgware JCP Hendon JCP Finchley JCP
London Borough of Brent Harlesden JCP 2 March 2015 Kilburn JCP Wembley JCP Willesden JCP
3 Local authority Jobcentre area Go live date
London Borough of Hammersmith Fulham JCP 16 February 2015 and Fulham Shepherds Bush JCP
London Borough of Hounslow Hounslow JCP 27 April 2015
London Borough of Tower Hamlets City Tower JCP* 2 March 2015 Poplar JCP (*Also serves City of London Corporation)
London Borough of Wandsworth Wandsworth JCP 27 April 2015
Maidstone Borough Council Maidstone JCP 16 March 2015
Melton Borough Council Melton Mowbray JCP 23 February 2015
Mendip District Council Frome JCP 16 March 2015 Wells JCP
Midlothian Council Dalkeith JCP 27 April 2015 Penicuik JCP
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council Neath JCP 13 April 2015 Port Talbot JCP
Newcastle City Council Newcastle City JCP 27 April 2015 Newcastle East JCP Newcastle West JCP
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council Kidsgrove JCP 20 April 2015 Newcastle-under-Lyme JCP
North Ayrshire Council Irvine JCP 27 April 2015 Kilbirnie JCP Saltcoats JCP
North Lanarkshire Council Airdrie JCP 9 March 2015 Bellshill JCP Cumbernauld JCP Motherwell JCP
North Somerset Council Clevedon JCP 16 February 2015 Weston Super Mare JCP
Oxford City Council Oxford JCP 20 April 2015
Redditch Borough Council Redditch JCP 23 February 2015
Rother District Council Bexhill JCP 20 April 2015
Rutland County Council Stamford JCP* 23 March 2015 (*Also serves South Kesteven District Council) 4 Local authority Jobcentre area Go live date
Rugby Borough Council Rugby JCP 23 February 2015
Ryedale District Council Ryedale JCP 16 February 2015
Scottish Borders Council Eyemouth JCP 27 April 2015 Galashlels JCP Hawick JCP
Sedgemoor District Council Bridgwater JCP 16 March 2015
Shropshire Council Bridgnorth JCP 20 April 2015 Market Drayton JCP Oswestry JCP Shrewsbury JCP Whitchurch JCP
Southampton City Council Southampton JCP 16 March 2015
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Southend JCP 13 April 2015
South Kesteven District Council Grantham JCP 23 March 2015 Stamford JCP* (*Also serves Rutland County Council)
South Oxfordshire District Council Didcot JCP 20 April 2015
South Somerset District Council Yeovil JCP 20 April 2015
St. Edmundsbury Borough Council Bury St. Edmunds JCP* 13 April 2015 Haverhill JCP* Milldenhall JCP* Newmarket JCP* (*Also serve Forest Heath District Council)
Stratford-on-Avon District Council Stratford-upon-Avon JCP 23 February 2015
Suffolk Coastal District Council Felixstowe JCP 13 April 2015 Leiston JCP Woodbridge JCP
Swale Borough Council Sheerness JCP 16 March 2015 Sittingbourne JCP
Swindon Borough Council Swindon JCP 16 February 2015
Tamworth Borough Council Tamworth JCP 23 March 2015
Taunton Deane Borough Council Taunton JCP 20 April 2015
Tendring District Council Clacton JCP 13 April 2015 Harwich JCP 5 Local authority Jobcentre area Go live date
Thurrock Council Grays JCP 16 March 2015
Torfaen County Borough Council Cwmbran JCP 13 April 2015 Pontypool JCP
Vale of White Horse District Council Abingdon JCP 20 April 2015
Waveney District Council Beccles JCP 23 March 2015 Lowestoft JCP
West Dunbartonshire Council Alexandria JCP 9 March 2015 Clydebank JCP Dumbarton JCP
West Oxfordshire District Council Witney JCP 20 April 2015
West Somerset District Council Minehead JCP 20 April 2015
Wiltshire Council Chippenham JCP 16 March 2015 Devizes JCP Salisbury JCP Trowbridge JCP
Wrexham County Borough Council Wrexham JCP 16 March 2015
Tranche Two May 2015 – July 2015
Local authority Jobcentre area Go live date
Aberdeenshire Council Banff JCP 25 May 2015 Fraserburgh JCP Peterhead JCP
Ashfield District Council Sutton in Ashfield JCP 22 June 2015
Bournemouth Borough Council Bournemouth JCP* 29 June 2015 (*Also serves Christchurch Borough Council) Winton JCP** (**Also serves East Dorset District Council)
Bridgend County Borough Council Bridgend JCP 29 June 2015 Maesteg JCP Porthcawl JCP Pyle JCP
Broxbourne Borough Council Waltham Cross JCP 22 June 2015
Caerphilly County Borough Council Bargoed JCP 4 May 2015 Blackwood JCP Caerphilly JCP 6 Local authority Jobcentre area Go live date
Castle Point Borough Council Canvey Island JCP 18 May 2015
Charnwood Borough Council Loughborough JCP 1 June 2015
Cheltenham Borough Council Cheltenham JCP 1 June 2015
Cherwell District Council Banbury JCP 4 May 2015
Christchurch Borough Council Bournemouth JCP* 29 June 2015 (*Also serves Bournemouth Borough Council)
Clackmannanshire Council Alloa JCP 25 May 2015
Conwy County Council Colwyn JCP 4 May 2015 Llandudno JCP
Cornwall Council Bude JCP 18 May 2015 Redruth JCP St Austell JCP
Bodmin JCP 15 June 2015 Penzance JCP* Truro JCP (*Also serves Council of the Isles of Scilly)
Helston JCP 13 July 2015 Launceston JCP Liskeard JCP Newquay JCP Penryn & Falmouth JCP
Cotswold District Council Cirencester JCP 4 May 2015
Denbighshire County Council Rhyl JCP 13 July 2015
East Dorset District Council Poole JCP* 29 June 2015 (*Also serves Poole Borough Council and Purbeck District Council) Winton JCP** (**Also serves Bournemouth Borough Council)
Eastbourne Borough Council Eastbourne JCP* 1 June 2015 (*Also serves Wealden District Council)
Eastleigh Borough Council Eastleigh JCP 4 May 2015
Eilean Siar Council Stornoway JCP 11 May 2015
7 Local authority Jobcentre area Go live date
Falkirk Council Falkirk JCP 25 May 2015 Grangemouth JCP
Forest of Dean District Council Cinderford JCP 4 May 2015 Coleford JCP
Gateshead Council Blaydon JCP 15 June 2015 Felling JCP Gateshead JCP
Gedling Borough Council Arnold JCP 22 June 2015
Glasgow City Council Anniesland JCP 8 June 2015 Bridgeton JCP Castlemilk JCP Drumchapel JCP Easterhouse JCP Govan JCP Langside JCP Laurieston JCP Maryhill JCP Newlands JCP Parkhead JCP Partick JCP Shettleston JCP Springburn JCP
Gloucester City Council Gloucester JCP 29 June 2015
Gravesham Borough Council Gravesend JCP 18 May 2015
High Peak Borough Council Glossop JCP* 1 June 2015 (*Also serves Staffordshire Moorlands District Council)
Council of the Isles of Scilly Penzance JCP* 15 June 2015 (*Also serves Cornwall Council)
Kettering Borough Council Kettering JCP 1 June 2015
Kirklees Council Batley JCP 29 June 2015 Dewsbury JCP Huddersfield JCP Spen Valley JCP
Lewes District Council Lewes JCP 1 June 2015 Newhaven JCP
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Barking JCP 13 July 2015 Dagenham JCP
London Borough of Ealing Acton JCP 13 July 2015 8 Local authority Jobcentre area Go live date
Ealing JCP Southall JCP
London Borough of Enfield Edmonton JCP 6 July 2015 Enfield JCP Palmers Green JCP
Newport City Council Newport JCP 22 June 2015
North Dorset District Council Blandford JCP* 29 June 2015 (*Also serves Purbeck District Council)
North East Lincolnshire Council Grimsby JCP 29 June 2015 Immingham JCP
North Lincolnshire Council Barton JCP 29 June 2015 Scunthorpe JCP
Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council Bedworth JCP 1 June 2015 Nuneaton JCP
Orkney Islands Council Kirkwall JCP 11 May 2015
Poole Borough Council Poole JCP* 29 June 2015 (*Also serves Purbeck District Council and East Dorset District Council)
Purbeck District Council Poole JCP* 29 June 2015 (*Also serves Poole Borough Council and East Dorset District Council)
Reading Borough Council Newbury JCP* 6 July 2015 (*Also serves Wokingham Borough Council and West Berkshire Council)
Renfrewshire Council Johnstone JCP 22 June 2015 Paisley JCP Renfrew JCP
Richmondshire District Council Richmond JCP 11 May 2015
Shetland Islands Council Lerwick JCP 11 May 2015
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Chelmsley Wood JCP 18 May 2015 Solihull JCP
St Albans District Council St Albans JCP 18 May 2015
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Buxton JCP 1 June 2015 9 Local authority Jobcentre area Go live date
Glossop JCP* (*Also serves High Peak Borough Council)
Stirling Council Stirling JCP 25 May 2015
Stroud District Council Stroud JCP 1 June 2015
Swansea City Council Gorseinon JCP 20 July 2015 Morriston JCP Swansea JCP
Telford & Wrekin Council Madeley JCP 1 June 2015 Telford JCP Wellington JCP
Tewkesbury Borough Council Tewkesbury JCP 1 June 2015
Walsall Council Brownhills JCP 22 June 2015 Walsall Bayard House JCP Walsall Bridle Court JCP
Waltham Forest Council Leytonstone JCP 18 May 2015 Walthamstow JCP Walthamstow Youth Hub JCP
Wealden District Council Eastbourne JCP* 1 June 2015 (*Also serves Eastbourne Borough Council)
West Berkshire Council Newbury JCP* 6 July 2015 (*Also serves Reading Borough Council and Wokingham Borough Council)
Wokingham Borough Council Newbury JCP* 6 July 2015 (*Also serves Reading Borough and West Berkshire Council)
Please note that some Jobcentre areas appear more than once within the list. This is due to the fact that some local authorities do not have a Jobcentre within their boundary and catchment area falls within the Jobcentre area of a neighbouring local authority.
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