Proceeding contribution from Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 21 July 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Welfare Reform.
Welfare Reform
Given that the social security system compensates people with disabilities through the disability living allowance, and given that I thought most people agreed that it was unwise to have higher rates of benefit for people who stayed on benefit the longest, why did the Secretary of State reject the one radical move that he might have made today—namely, to introduce a single rate of benefit for all people who are workless, irrespective of the cause?
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- 2007-08
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Disability Children Benefits rules Jobseeker's allowance Income support Drugs Rehabilitation Employment schemes Incapacity benefit Medical examinations Maintenance Parents Reform Pathways to work programme Social security benefits Social security Access to work programme Employment and support allowance
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