Welfare Reform Bill

My right hon. Friend has just said, in relation to lone parents, that age was a red herring. If it is so unimportant, why is it in the Bill?

Secondary information

Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 489 c831
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: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk