Proceeding contribution from Lord Freud (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 23 November 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.
Welfare Reform Bill
Yes, I am pleased to confirm that it will be available in draft. I want to avoid the cost of printing up a leaflet. We will ensure that deductions from benefit or earnings to repay an overpayment should not lead a debtor to suffer undue hardship. That remains a cornerstone of our overpayment recovery policy. As presently, future benefit recovery will be subject to regulations that provide for a maximum rate of recovery. In many instances, however, this maximum rate of recovery may still prove unaffordable for some claimants. In such cases, the DWP will discuss an alternative repayment rate.
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 732 c468GC
- Session
- 2010-12
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords Grand Committee
- Subjects
- Children Benefits rules Women Housing benefit Jobseeker's allowance Income support Overpayments Offenders Maintenance Payments Prisoners Social security benefits Repayments Employment and support allowance Universal credit
- Legislation
- Welfare Reform Bill 2010-12
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- View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk
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