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Proceeding contribution from Terry Rooney (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 17 March 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

That is a convenient excuse. About 1,800 former Woolworths employees retired, having reached or even worked past retirement age. It is true that some former Woolworths workers were not entitled to benefit, but that will always be the case. It is nothing new: in the 1970s and 1980s, lots of women who lost their jobs were not entitled to benefits because they kept on paying their married women's stamp. That does not alter the argument about the service that is provided.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
489 c824 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Staff Poverty Disability living allowance Contracts Childcare Benefits rules Department for Work and Pensions Equality Jobseeker's allowance Income support Jobcentres Eligibility Disqualification Domestic abuse Drugs Rehabilitation Private sector Jobcentre Plus Mental illness Low incomes Misuse Lone parents Reform Unemployment Pathways to work programme Social security benefits Scotland Social security Visual impairment Young people Unemployment benefits Work experience Sanctions Welfare to work
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09
Link
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