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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 12 May 2011

 

Public Bill Committee

 

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Welfare Reform Bill


 

Note

 

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

 

Committee [22 March].

 


 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

227

 

Clause  86,  page  59,  line  33,  at end insert ‘at least every two years for at least six

 

years after that section comes into force’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

228

 

Clause  86,  page  59,  line  34,  leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘2’.

 


 

Kate Green

 

198

 

Clause  87,  page  60,  line  4,  at end add ‘for over 16’s’.

 



 
 

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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

231

 

Schedule  10,  page  138,  line  36,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

The Secretary of State shall not transfer any existing recipients of disability living

 

allowance to personal independence payment, including under sub-paragraph (1),

 

until he has—

 

(a)    

published a report about the operation of the personal independence

 

payment application and assessment process for new claimants; and

 

(b)    

conducted and responded to a consultation about the process that will be

 

used to transfer existing disability living allowance recipients to personal

 

independence payment.’.

 


 

Chris Grayling

 

Maria Miller

 

94

 

Clause  91,  page  61,  line  7,  leave out ‘under this Part’ and insert ‘made under this

 

Part by the Secretary of State’

 

Kate Green

 

186

 

Clause  91,  page  61,  line  12,  leave out ‘assessment of’ and insert ‘all aspects of

 

Personal Independence Payments for’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

229

 

Clause  91,  page  61,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

regulations under section 83,’.

 

Kate Green

 

187

 

Clause  91,  page  61,  line  13,  after ‘unless’, insert ‘a public consultation has taken

 

place and’.

 

Kate Green

 

188

 

Clause  91,  page  61,  line  14,  leave out ‘a’ and insert ‘an affirmative’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

230

 

Clause  91,  page  61,  line  14,  leave out ‘a resolution’ and insert ‘an affirmative

 

resolution’.


 
 

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Kate Green

 

185

 

Clause  91,  page  61,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(6A)    

Regulations under this Part must outline how the Government will ensure a

 

smooth transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence

 

Payments for disabled young people when they turn 16.’.

 

Chris Grayling

 

Maria Miller

 

95

 

Clause  91,  page  61,  line  15,  leave out subsection (7)

 

Chris Grayling

 

Maria Miller

 

96

 

Clause  91,  page  61,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under section 89 are subject to—

 

(a)    

the affirmative procedure, if they contain provision amending or

 

repealing primary legislation (within the meaning of that section), and

 

(b)    

the negative procedure, in any other case.’

 


 

Kate Green

 

205

 

Clause  93,  page  61,  line  40,  at end insert ‘excepting where they are the parent(s) or

 

principal carer(s) of a child who is the subject of a child protection plan, a Children in

 

Need assessment or Common Assessment Framework Team Around the Child’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

232

 

Clause  93,  page  61,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

The Secretary of State shall not apply a benefit cap on a claimant’s welfare

 

benefits where the claimant has not received a reasonable offer of a job, except in

 

prescribed circumstances.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

244

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  15,  at end insert ‘including one for couples with children

 

who between them work more than a prescribed number of hours.’.

 

Kate Green

 

197

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  24,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

Family and friends carers will be exempt from the benefit cap—


 
 

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(a)    

where the child comes to live with the carer as a result of plans made

 

within a section 47 Children Act 1989 child protection enquiry;

 

(b)    

where a child comes to live with the carer following a section 37 Children

 

Act 1989 investigation;

 

(c)    

where a carer has secured a Residence Order or Special Guardianship

 

Order to avoid a child being looked after, and there is professional

 

evidence of the impairment of the parents’ ability to care for the child;

 

(d)    

where the carer has a Residence Order or Special Guardianship Order

 

arising out of care proceedings;

 

(e)    

where the carer has a Residence Order or Special Guardianship Order

 

following the accommodation of a child;

 

(f)    

where the carer has a Residence Order or Special Guardianship Order

 

following the death or serious illness of a parent.’.

 

Kate Green

 

206

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  24,  at end insert—

 

‘(h)    

make provision where there are parent(s) or principal carer(s) of a child

 

who is the subject of a child protection plan, a Children in Need

 

assessment or Common Assessment Framework Team Around the

 

Child.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

233

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

Regulations under this section must provide for an exemption from the

 

application of the benefit cap for individuals or couples living in social housing

 

as defined by section 68 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

234

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

Regulations under this section must provide for an exemption from the

 

application of the benefit cap for individuals or couples owed a duty to be

 

supported with interim or temporary accommodation under sections 188, 190,

 

193 or 200 of the Housing Act 1996.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

235

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

Regulations under this section must provide for an exemption from the

 

application of the benefit cap for couples or a single person who within a

 

prescribed period has left work due to redundancy or illness or reasons relating to

 

the care of a child.’.


 
 

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193

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

236

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

Regulations under this section must provide for an exemption from the

 

application of the benefit cap for couples with dependent children who if living

 

in separate households would have benefit entitlements lower than the relevant

 

amount.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

237

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

Regulations under this section must provide for an exemption from the

 

application of the benefit cap for households where no adult is subject to all work

 

related requirements as defined in Clause 22.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

238

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

Regulations under this section must provide for an exemption from the

 

application of the benefit cap for families who are worse off in work once

 

childcare costs are taken into consideration.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

246

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

Regulations under this section must provide for an exemption from the

 

application of the benefit cap for any claimant in receipt of disability living

 

allowance, personal independence payment, attendance allowance, constant

 

attendance allowance, employment and support allowance, carer’s allowance, or

 

any element or sub-element of universal credit paid in respect of a disability.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

239

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  27,  after ‘earnings’, insert ‘plus in work benefits which the

 

average earner might expect to receive’.

 

Kate Green

 

182

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  27,  at end insert ‘equivalised as to household size’.


 
 

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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

240

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(6A)    

Regulations under this section must exclude housing benefit and any components

 

of universal credit that relate to housing costs from the amount specified under

 

subsection (5).’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

241

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(6A)    

Regulations under this section must exclude child benefit, child tax credit, and

 

any elements or sub-elements of universal credit that are paid in respect of

 

children, from the amount specified under subsection (5).’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

242

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(6A)    

Regulations under this section must provide for an exemption from the

 

application of the benefit cap for individuals or couples living in supported or

 

sheltered accommodation.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

243

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(6A)    

Regulations under this section must provide for an exemption from the

 

application of the benefit cap for individuals or couples who are offered

 

accommodation under the prevention and relief of homelessness powers and

 

duties in part 7 of the Housing Act 1996.’.

 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

245

 

Clause  93,  page  62,  line  27,  at end insert—

 

‘(6A)    

Regulations under this section must exclude any element or sub-element of

 

universal credit paid in respect of a disability from the amount specified under

 

subsection (5).’.

 



 
 

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195

 

Welfare Reform Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Liam Byrne

 

Stephen Timms

 

Ms Karen Buck

 

Margaret Curran

 

248

 

Clause  94,  page  63,  line  13,  leave out subsection (4) and insert—

 

‘(4)    

In section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (annual up-rating

 

of benefits) after subsection (7) there is inserted—

 

“(7A)    

The Secretary of State—

 

(a)    

shall in each tax year review the relevant amount specified under

 

subsection (5) of section 93 of the Welfare Reform Act 2011

 

(benefit cap) to determine whether its relationship with estimated

 

average earnings and any other factors specified in subsection

 

(6) of section 93 of the Welfare Reform Act 2011 (within the

 

meaning of that section) has changed; and

 

(b)    

after that review, must, if the conclusion of that review is that

 

estimated average earnings and any other factors stipulated in

 

subsection (6) of section 93 of the Welfare Reform Act 2011

 

have increased in relation to the amount specified under

 

subsection (5) of section 93 of the Welfare Reform Act 2011,

 

include in the draft of an up-rating order provision increasing

 

that amount in proportion to the increase in earnings; or

 

(c)    

after that review, must, if the conclusion of that review is that

 

estimated average earnings and any other factors specified in

 

subsection (6) of section 93 of the Welfare Reform Act 2011

 

have decreased or remained unchanged in relation to the amount

 

specified under subsection (5) of section 93 of the Welfare

 

Reform Act 2011, include in the draft of an up-rating order

 

provision increasing that amount in proportion to the general

 

level of prices under section 150 of the Social Security

 

Administration Act 1992.”.’.

 


 

Kate Green

 

184

 

Clause  98,  page  65,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

In section 5(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (regulations about

 

claims and payments), after paragraph (r) there is inserted—

 

“(s)    

for the making of a payment pending appeal.”’.

 


 

Kate Green

 

195

 

Page  67,  line  8,  leave out Clause 102.

 



 
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