Proceeding contribution from Sarah Smith (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 4 November 2025. It occurred during Opposition day on Welfare Spending.
Welfare Spending
Does the hon. Lady not recognise that personal independence payment is not a benefit paid on your ability to work—it is paid regardless—so providing that case study is perhaps not the most appropriate to making the argument she is trying progress?
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 774 c848
- Session
- 2024-26
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Disability Benefits rules Employment Mental illness Motability Universal credit Unemployment Social security Personal independence payment
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- 2026-02-19 10:21:04 +0000
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