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Proceeding contribution from Natascha Engel (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 9 January 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.


Welfare Reform Bill

I thank the hon. Gentleman for that build-up. I think that he slightly misses the point about the sanctioning regime and the difference between the support group and the employment group. It was made absolutely explicit in Committee—it is explicit in the Bill—that if a person in a support group voluntarily went into work-related activity, his or her employment and support allowance could not be sanctioned.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
455 c192 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Council tax benefits Disability Disability living allowance Contracts Compensation Care homes Accountability Benefits rules Administration Age Communication Fraud Employment Equality Housing Disqualification Interviews Income Incapacity benefit Local government Medical examinations Overpayments Pilot schemes Monitoring Mental health Pneumoconiosis Social security benefits Social Fund Reform Testing Vaccination Rents Unemployed people Widowed people Local housing allowance
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2005-06 to 2006-07
Link
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