Proceeding contribution from Anne Begg (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 15 June 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.
Welfare Reform Bill
That is exactly what I would like the Minister to clarify. I do not know whether there will be contributory ESA for those in the support group, whether it will be income related, or whether everyone will get it. If someone lives in a household with a working partner who earns £20,000 or £30,000 a year and then goes into the support group, having not worked before that and so having not made national insurance contributions in their own right, will they get any ESA? I am not sure they will, because ESA is an income replacement benefit, and of course to get such a benefit they need to have made national insurance contributions or have a low income.
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- 2010-12
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- Disability Disability living allowance Care homes Disadvantaged Cancer Chronic illnesses Domestic abuse Medical examinations Low incomes Local government finance Motability scheme Reform Social security benefits Social security Social Fund Personal independence payment
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- Welfare Reform Bill 2010-12
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