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Proceeding contribution from Terry Rooney (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 27 January 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

My right hon. Friend rightly talks about the rights and responsibilities agenda. Of course, the responsibilities of claimants are enforced through sanctions, and the state's right to co-operation is enforced similarly, but the responsibilities of the state to the claimant and the rights of the claimant tend to get diminished. Will he consider the idea of a claimant's charter, in which those rights and responsibilities are clearly delineated? Claimants would then know what they could expect, as well as their obligations.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
487 c182 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disability Disability living allowance Child tax credit Childcare Credit unions Women Employment Jobseeker's allowance Jobcentres Drugs Interviews Jobcentre Plus Incapacity benefit Fathers Maintenance Parents Minimum wage Misuse Loans Lone parents Scotland Social security Social security benefits Visual impairment Social Fund Welfare tax credits Registration of births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships Travel restrictions Unemployment Unemployed people Labour market Living wage Driving licences
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09
Link
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