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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Meacher (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 15 June 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

Under the Bill, a lone parent who cares for a disabled child with entitlement to the middle or higher rate care component of disability living allowance will be entitled to income support and will not be affected by the conditionality rules, as I understand it, introduced for lone parents. However, those who are entitled only to the lower rate of DLA for their child are not exempted. These parents will be subject to the preparing for work conditionality that the Bill will introduce. There are very real problems about excluding parents receiving the DLA care component at the lower rate, and parents in the process of appealing against a negative renewal decision. Sitting suspended for a Division in the House.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
711 c200GC 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Disability Children Disability living allowance Contracts Benefits rules Carers Age Advisory services Autism Fraud Employment Jobseeker's allowance Income support Jobcentres Expenditure Exemptions Interviews Ethnic groups Jobcentre Plus Learning disability Offenders Mental illness Pilot schemes Recruitment Staff Minority groups Postal services Lone parents Social security Social security benefits Vulnerable adults Training Research Rural areas Unemployment Unemployed people Voluntary work Literacy New deal schemes Labour market Polygamy Employment and support allowance Community orders
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09
Link
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