Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hollis of Heigham (Labour) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 6 October 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

If the Committee will excuse me, I have one further point. One of the things that I thought was deeply unfair, but about which we could do nothing, was that a British citizen who took her child to Bangladesh, Pakistan or India for 12 weeks or so thereby lost her child benefit. However, if a worker from one of the eastern European countries came here, and their family had never even visited the UK and their wife and children and so on remained in their home country, they were able to continue to enjoy such benefits.

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 730 c396GC
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects: Council tax benefits Disability Disability living allowance Devolved matters Childcare Council tax Housing benefit Employment Jobseeker's allowance Eligibility Medical examinations Northern Ireland Scotland Social security benefits Wales Voucher schemes Universal credit
Legislation: Welfare Reform Bill 2010-12
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

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