Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hollis of Heigham (Labour) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 14 December 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.
Welfare Reform Bill
I do not think that is good enough. That means that coming back in and searching for the job—in other words, conforming to the sanctioning conditions—is not enough. He also has to be successful, which will depend on the lottery of what jobs are available, and so on. I would have thought that providing he is conforming to the work conditionality regime in searching for a job, that ought to be enough. You should not be able to punish him just because he lives in Merthyr Tydfil and the jobs are not there, whereas in central London they may be.
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- 733 c1386
- Session
- 2010-12
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- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Disability Childcare Benefits rules Carers Cancer Criminal injuries compensation Housing benefit Domestic abuse Exemptions Interviews Landlords Medical treatments Payments Private rented housing Social security benefits Working hours Social rented housing Self-employed Consumer prices index Housing occupancy Shared housing Employment and support allowance Universal credit Severe disability premium
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- Welfare Reform Bill 2010-12
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