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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will meet representatives of the Down's Syndrome Association to discuss the administrative requirements of support-permitted work.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will meet representatives of the Down's Syndrome Association to discuss the administrative requirements of support-permitted work.
Asked by
Bob Russell
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
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Answered
Tabled on
9 February 2012
For answer on
20 February 2012
Answered on
20 February 2012
The supported permitted work rules in employment and support allowance (ESA) currently allow claimants in both the Support Group and the Work Related Activity Group to undertake supervised work on an indefinite basis without any restrictions (provided earnings are below the £97.50 a week and the hours worked do not exceed 16 hours a week) as long as the claimant is under the supervision of an appropriate person.The permitted work rules strike a delicate but important balance between, on the one hand, encouraging claimants to build their confidence, undertake some part-time paid work, and plan a gradual move to sustained employment, while continuing to receive benefit, and, on the other, providing the incentive for them to move off benefit entirely and into full-time work, in line with the Government's overall approach.We are currently considering how the permitted work rules for ESA may change once universal credit is introduced.The Department is committed to engaging with organisations representing disabled people on an ongoing basis as part of our wider consultation on the implications of our proposals for welfare reform, to ensure that the social security system supports disabled people and those with health conditions in the most sensitive, fair and appropriate way. As part of this engagement, I would be happy to meet with representatives of the Down's Syndrome Association.
Subjects
Employment and support allowance; Downs Syndrome Association
Date
20 February 2012
Reference
95570; 540 c656W
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Education and Skills Committee
Subjects
Special educational needs; British Dyslexia Association; Mencap; Royal National Institute for the Blind; National Autistic Society; Downs Syndrome Association; Alliance for Inclusive Education; British Council of Disabled People; Disability Equality in Education; I CAN
Date
1 March 2006
Reference
HC 478-vii 2005-06
House
House of Commons