I chuckled when I read this
Benefits reform under threat after IT glitch - UK Politics - UK - The Independent
The cost of designing the computer system for Universal Credit is spiraling out of control.
I recall that the computer programme for the Child Support Agency was a disaster too - and led to the abolition of the agency.
So all who feel threatened by Universal Credit, take heart - it might not take effect. Pity the poor sods in Manchester and Cheshire who will have to be experimented on by 'pilot schemes' until they realise that the costs outweigh the gains.