Social Security - Second Report
Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 14 March 2001.
CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS
AND RECOMMENDATIONS
SECOND REPORT
Introduction
Background
The Inquiry
The Government's plans
Wider context
Key features of ICC
What is being integrated?
The work/no-work divide
Integration of Government
support for children?
Tax and benefits
The splitting of family
benefits into adult and child components
ICC and the costs of
children
The relationship of Child
Benefit to ICC
What is an appropriate
level of support for children?
The structure of payments
to children
ICC and work incentives
Crossing the no-work/work
divide
Making work pay: the
question of tapers
The nature of the means
test
Period of assessment,
length of award and responsiveness
Treatment of income and
capital: whose should count?
Treatment of capital
Treatment of income
Passporting
Implementation and operational
issues
Consultation
Creating a seamless service
The role of IT
The preparation of legislation
The overall timetable
for ICC
Delivery: issues for
recipients
Information gathering
Payment
Perceptions of a simpler
system
Take-up
Conclusion
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
RELATING TO THE REPORT
LIST OF WITNESSES
LIST OF MEMORANDA PRINTED
WITH THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
LIST OF APPENDICES TO
THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
LIST OF MEMORANDA REPORTED
TO THE HOUSE BUT NOT PUBLISHED
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE
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