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Proceeding contribution from Lord Skelmersdale (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 20 February 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

I thank the Minister and shall be satisfied with that for the moment. The Minister went on to say that there would be no topping up, as ESA is an integrated benefit, but that there would be enhanced disability benefit, if I understood him correctly. I am grateful, too, for that. Is the income support element to lose the disability premium of income support? That worries certain of my correspondents. I am glad to hear that at least some of the passported benefits will be continued—for example, housing benefit, council tax benefit, prescription charges, and presumably eye and teeth tests and those sorts of things. I also noted that the disability premium was to continue. On the linking rules, I did not quite—

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
689 c11GC 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Disability Children Disability living allowance Charities Benefits rules Administration Cancer Advisory services ME/CFS Employment Education Incapacity benefit Medical examinations Pilot schemes Qualifications Mental health Social security benefits Training Students Unemployed people Voluntary work Pathways to work programme
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2005-06 to 2006-07
Link
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