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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

I am going to come on to that point, which is critical. Although the starting point for overpayment recoverability will be that almost all overpayments of working-age benefits within the scope of Clause 102 will be recoverable upon application, DWP will consider a claimant’s means, income or expenditure if the debtor considers that they are in hardship.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
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
Link
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