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Proceeding contribution from Lord Freud (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 1 November 2011. It occurred during Committee proceeding and Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.

Welfare Reform Bill

My Lords, universal credit is particularly well suited to that situation because it is a household income. We will have rules on the two benefit recipients in a two-person household, so we should be able to adapt to that reasonably straightforwardly. Clearly there will be circumstances when one person is in paid employment and the other is self-employed, and we need to mix that. We are working on defining all those situations so that we can make universal credit work appropriately.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
731 c454GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Education Disability Children Carers Council tax Employment Jobseeker's allowance Further education Exemptions Earnings rules Mental illness Pilot schemes Low incomes Lone parents Universal credit Social security benefits Welfare tax credits Training Self-employed Employment and support allowance
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2010-12
Link
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