Proceeding contribution from James Purnell (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 10 December 2008. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Welfare Reform.

Welfare Reform

My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. I pay tribute to him for starting off the process of welfare reform that we are announcing today. I also pay tribute to him for campaigning to reform the social fund. We think that it does great work, but that it could be improved by ensuring that people get financial advice alongside help with their finances. That is why we want to consider whether we could use that money to subsidise credit unions to do their job even better by helping people with their financial needs but also ensuring that they get out of debt.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 485 c542
Session: 2008-09
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Disability Children Benefits rules Employment Drugs Private sector Employment schemes Incapacity benefit Maintenance Misuse Lone parents Social security benefits Social security Voluntary organisations Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships Personalised Conditionality and Support Review Access to work programme Employment and support allowance Welfare to Work Review
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Welfare Reform

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