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Written question asked by Baroness Harman (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 December 1994. It was answered by Roger Evans (Conservative) on Monday, 12 December 1994 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.


Dept of Social Security

Question
What is his assessment of the number of people who will give up work as a result of their unemployed partners being eligible for non means-tested benefit for only six months instead of 12 months under the Jobseeker's Allowance. - Inc fact that not possible to provide an estimate of the number of these partners who may decide to give up work once contributory benefit is lost.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
251 c537W
Session
1994-95
Subjects
Benefits rules Jobseeker's allowance Recipients Social security benefits Working hours Unemployed people Back to work bonus scheme
Contains statistics
Yes