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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hollis of Heigham (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 30 June 2009. It occurred during Committee proceeding and Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

I welcome my noble friend’s remarks. Could he press this issue, which has been raised on several occasions in the past? The obstacle then was not the DWP but that it was a Home Office responsibility. It was the Home Office which, for whatever reason, was reluctant to engage in the necessary preparatory work, either to release people out or to bring people in, to set this in place. The noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, is right: unless someone has a secure housing address that they can afford to go to, you will get a revolving door. But, from my memory, the problem did not lie with the DWP but elsewhere. If my noble friend can restart the discussions, I am sure that would be really welcome.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
712 c59GC 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Staff Complaints Disability Contracts Appeals Carers Community care Advisory services Community care grants Housing benefit Fraud Employment Jobseeker's allowance Income support Jobcentres Eligibility Income Jobcentre Plus Earnings rules Mental illness Pilot schemes Personal savings Pensions Payments Loans Lone parents Standards Social security benefits Maternity benefits Social security Social Fund Training Take-up Unemployed people Employment and support allowance
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09
Link
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