Written question asked by Lord Adebowale (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Freud (Conservative) on Monday, 20 June 2011.

Benefits

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans are in place regularly to monitor the impact of the reforms of out-of-work benefits on levels of equality in the United Kingdom, with particular reference to the socio-economic status of those affected by the changes.

Answer: Individual impact assessments accompanying the Welfare Reform Bill measures set out, where appropriate, plans for monitoring the impact of reforms using combinations of administrative data, regular and one-off surveys. Further information can be found in the impact assessment section of the Welfare Reform Bill page on the DWP internet site via the following link: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/policy/welfare-reform/legislation-and-key-documents/welfare-reform-bill-2011/index.shtml.

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