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Written question asked by Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Freud (Conservative) on Monday, 28 January 2013.

Welfare Reform Act 2012

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the impact of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 on refuges in the United Kingdom with regard to support services for adult and child victims of domestic abuse.[HL4694]

Answer

The Welfare Reform Act 2012 does not affect the support services provided by refuges for victims of domestic abuse. Consequently, the Government’s impact assessments in respect of the Welfare Reform Bill did not address that point.

Ministers subsequently sought the views of the Social Security Advisory Committee over the draft universal credit regulations drafted under the powers of that Act were published on 10 June 2012.

Following the committee’s report the department responded to concerns recorded by the committee relating to the possible effect on refuges of the proposals for supporting housing costs for residents of refuges. The Government’s response was published can be found at http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/ssac-universal-credit-report.pdf (paragraph 47).

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
742 c292WA; HL4694
Session
2012-13
Subjects
Benefits rules Domestic abuse Social security benefits Refuges
Legislation
Welfare Reform Act 2012
Link
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