the dwp has to take stock of thejudgment mean.he dwp has to take stock of thejudgment and decide. we mean. the dwp has to take stock of the judgment and decide. we would hope, given it is a common—sense judgment, that they wouldn't appeal. so there is another hearing in february. at which they will decide how they are going to put it right. but what it seems most likely they're going to be to depart from they're going to be to depart from the computerised system and look at it in the computerised system and look at itina the computerised system and look at it in a real life way and do a manual intercept to make sure that pay is assessed against the correct period in which it applies. you get the sense today was a wake up call, does the reality of the lives of people who have to deal with universal credit match with the ministers and the people who are charge of executing the system?” feels like a significant moment and in an ideal world we would n't have had to go to court. listening 2am to amber rudd it sounds like she is make a

it now means that the dwp have to take stock of thejudgement, and that the dwp have to take stock ofudgement, and we would that the dwp have to take stock of thejudgement, and we would hope that given that it's common sense thejudgement that they that given that it's common sense the judgement that they would not appeal so there is another hearing in february at which they will decide how they're going to put it right, but what it seems most likely is there going to have to depart from the computerised system, look at it in from the computerised system, look at itina from the computerised system, look at it in a real—life way went to salaries are received, and when there's only one salary per month and to do a manual intercept in that system to try and make sure that that hate is assessed against the correct period in which it applies. we get this sense that today was a wake—up call. we get this sense that today was a wa ke—up call. does we get this sense that today was a wake—up call. does the reality of the lives of people who are having to deal with universal credit recipients of

the way the dwp has been assessing income is unlawful.edit. a lot of people think it is not a bad idea, streamlining six benefits into one, but we hear so many problems. yeah, i mean the objectives of universal credit don't seem objectives of universal credit don't seem to be me something that you can object to, but the way it has been implemented and the design and the it system they have lumbered themselves with, it just it system they have lumbered themselves with, itjust seems like it is not fit for purpose. so in this case, the dwp said, well, look we have got this automated system to remedy this issue would cost millions of pounds. that should have been thought of before the it system was put in place. so in a sense the system's too rigid? yeah, there is lots of different problems with it. we have already had another court case, we have a number of up coming cases going through system. my view is that the roll out of universal credit needs to be stopped entirely and tinkering around is not enough. there needs to be a complete overha

the dwp response says "it restores fairness by ensuring only people of pension age can access pensiony now bringing it in because they feel this is the appropriate time when universal credit is therefore people. very few of these people will be able to claim universal credit because they will have a state pension income between them that will be too much. it is affecting lower income people, as you said. you can get more on this story on radio 4's money box at midday today. yes, we will have a top benefits expert and comments from people who have already been contacted me about it, who may just have already been contacted me about it, who mayjust escape it. you're watching breakfast, coming up before the end of the programme. after the duke of edinburgh's car crash at the age of 97, we'll be asking if it's time to introduce new rules for older drivers. of course, statistics show it is younger drivers who have more accidents. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. coming up before nine, chris will have the weekend's weather fo

updates all day long throughout this winter weather event so if they want to follow us @pgcounty l fore dwp that w very useful for them. >> thanks for joining us from public works. >> and our coverage continues in sounty. >> new4's aimee cho is live in green belt. aimee, good morning to you. what are roads looking like? >> reporter: hey, guys, good morning. a little bit earlier we heard doug and david talking about how important it is to get the roof of your car, and look what we found. lots of carsoo whose have not been done so these folks have quite a bit of digging and ushing ahead of them this. gas station is open and nothing has been plowed. take a look here. just a sea ofhite and you can't see the lines with thein parkg spaces and you can barely see the.ff the tra cones are pretty much buried. had to dig them out here and you can see how deep my boots are making frints in the snow and that gives you anf idea o how much has already come down here. if you walk with me this way, very dgerous conditions. he curbally drove up on here by accident a little bit earlier because we couldn't tel

there isn't a list of workers so the council and the dwp, my office, are working really hard.rting the princess royal around the company's headquarters in scotland in may last year, says they are still looking for a buyer, after which they can pay their former employees. for 23 years the company has paid wages on time and obviously that's always been our commitment to do that. on this occasion, it's out of our control because of the bank and the uk government pressure to basically put this company into receivership. at this point, we are still fighting because there are interested parties in buying the business and our commitment is to try and get thesejobs back into play, based on getting the company to survive. meanwhile, in an anonymous warehouse in north tyneside, mounds of decaying clinical waste which should have been disposed of weeks ago, remains. mark denten, bbc news, newcastle. there've been tributes to the award—winning bbc presenter dianne oxberry who has died at the age of 51, after a short illness. she worked on radio 1, alongside simon mayo and steve wright. an

operating but they have not been made redundant and there is not a list of workers still be council and the dwpys been our commitment to do that. on this occasion, it has been out with our control because of their bank and the uk government pressure which took this company into receivership. at this point, we are still fighting because there are interested parties in buying the business and our commitment is to try to get these jobs back into play and to get the company to survive. meanwhile, in an anonymous warehouse in north tyneside, mounds of decaying clinical waste which should have been disposed of weeks ago remain. four working single mothers have won a high court challenge over the government's universal credit welfare scheme. they argued there was a fundamental problem with the way the benefit was calculated with huge differences in monthly payments. it comes as the government has announced further changes to the system so that it won't cap the benefit for families whose children were born before april 2017. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanon explains the controversial p

there isn't a list of workers so the council and the dwp, my office, are working really hard.land in may last year, says they are still looking for a buyer, after which they can pay their former employees. for 23 years the company has paid wages on time and obviously that's always been our commitment to do that. on this occasion, it's out of our control because of the bank and the uk government pressure to basically put this company into receivership. at this point, we are still fighting because there are interested parties in buying the business and our commitment is to try and get thesejobs back into play, based on getting the company to survive. meanwhile, in an anonymous warehouse in north tyneside, mounds of decaying clinical waste which should have been disposed of weeks ago, remains. mark denten, bbc news, newcastle. president trump is again threatening to declare a national emergency to fund the building of a wall on the mexican border. a row with the democrats — who refuse to pay for it — has led to the partial shutdown of the us government — leaving 800,000 staff unp