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| | Welfare Reform Bill Committee 86-104 |
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| | Page 47, line 2, leave out Clause 60. |
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| | Page 47, line 22, leave out Clause 61. |
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| | Page 48, line 6, leave out Clause 62. |
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| | Clause 57, page 45, line 28, at end insert ‘except where that lone parent can |
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| | demonstrate that they are enrolled in a course of education or training, in which case the |
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| | age of the child shall be 7.’. |
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| | Clause 57, page 45, line 31, at end insert ‘except where that lone parent can |
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| | demonstrate that they are enrolled in a course of education or training, in which case the |
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| | age of the child shall be 7.’. |
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| | Clause 68, page 52, line 19, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(4) | In section 176 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, in |
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| | | subsection 1(a) (regulations subject to the affirmative resolution procedure), after |
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| | | ‘section 118;’ add ‘section 130A’.’. |
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| | Clause 68, page 52, line 19, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(4) | In section 130A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, after |
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| | | “(7A) | Regulations under this section shall not permit the AMHB to be less than |
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| | | the actual amount of the liability in a case where a person in the |
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| | | household is in receipt of any component of Disability Living |
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| | Clause 68, page 52, line 19, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(4) | In section 130A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, after |
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| | | “(7A) | Regulations under this section shall not permit the AMHB to be less than |
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| | | the actual amount of the liability in a case where a person has no means |
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| | | of avoiding a housing benefit reduction for under-occupying a property |
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| | | let by a local housing authority or private registered provider of social |
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| | | housing because the person has no reasonable alternative offer.”’. |
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| | Clause 69, page 52, line 38, at end insert ‘providing that these amounts are ring- |
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| | fenced for the purpose set out in that Act’. |
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| | Clause 69, page 52, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5A) | Where amounts are reallocated to local government, in accordance with |
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| | | subsection (5), the Secretary of State shall put in place appropriate mechanisms |
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| | | (a) | ensure that the quality of service offered to claimants does not |
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| | | significantly differ across the country; |
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| | | (b) | ensure that the level of awards made to claimants does not significantly |
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| | | differ across the country; and |
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| | | (c) | ensure that there is a uniform national appeals process in place.’. |
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| | Clause 69, page 52, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(5B) | Where amounts are reallocated to local government, in accordance with |
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| | | subsection (5), the Secretary of State shall first publish local connection |
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| | | eligibility rules, which must provide that no person is made ineligible for support |
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| | | solely on the basis of where they live or how long they have lived there.’. |
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| | Clause 72, page 53, line 34, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(2) | Regulations shall make provision for the payment of a Sure Start Maternity Grant |
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| | | of £500 for each first born baby and in the case of subsequent multiple births, a |
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| | | single payment will be made of £500 for twins, £1,000 for triplets and £1,500 for |
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| | | Sure Start Maternity Grant for Multiples |
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| | | ‘Regulations shall make provision for the payment of a Sure Start Maternity |
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| | | Grant of £500 for each first born baby and in the case of subsequent multiple |
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| | | births, a single payment will be made of £500 for twins, £1,000 for triplets and |
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| | | £1,500 for higher multiples.’. |
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| | Clause 69, page 53, line 4, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(7A) | The repeal of section 138(1)(b) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits |
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| | | Act 1992 is without prejudice to the Secretary of State’s duty in section [Citizen |
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| | | financial safety protection payment fund] to prevent the financial destitution of |
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| | | those who apply for public assistance.’. |
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| | | Citizen financial safety protection payment fund |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Government shall make provision for a fund to support the provision of |
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| | | citizen financial safety protection payments to prevent immediate personal |
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| | | destitution and to be administered through the offices of the Department for Work |
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| | | and Pensions. These payments will enable financial support to be given within |
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| | | thirty days to applicants in the following circumstances— |
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| | | (a) | to ease exceptional circumstances for individuals and families which |
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| | | may lead to homelessness or household financial insolvency, |
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| | | (b) | to support pensioners in receipt of financial assistance from public |
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| | | authorities, young people who are about to leave care or recent care |
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| | | leavers, and those with children under the age of 16, to manage personal |
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| | | transitions in lifestyle, |
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| | | (c) | to meet other needs in accordance with directions given or guidance |
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| | | issued by the Secretary of State. |
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| | | (2) | Guidance will be laid before parliament to determine who would be able to apply |
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| | | for a citizen financial safety protection payment and the circumstances under |
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| | | which it can be claimed and funded. This guidance will take in the following |
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| | | (a) | the ability of the applicant to prevent destitution for them or their |
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| | | dependants without access to such funds, |
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| | | (b) | ease of access to alternative affordable sources of credit for the applicant |
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| | | (c) | the length of time taken by local administering authorities to process |
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| | | claims for alternative means of support, and |
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| | | (d) | measures for adjudication of claims made by the Department for Work |
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| | | and Pensions against local administering authorities for the total cost of |
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| | | provision of citizen financial safety protection payments in the absence |
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| | | of provision of appropriate support by such authorities. |
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| | | (3) | The power to make a payment out of the citizen protection fund such as is |
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| | | mentioned in subsection (1) above may be exercised by making a payment to a |
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| | | third party with a view to the third party providing, or arranging for the provision |
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| | | of, goods or services for the applicant. |
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| | | (4) | In this section “prescribed” means specified in or determined in accordance with |
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| | | ‘The Government will lay before parliament annually a review of the impact of |
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| | | the abolition of a nationally administered social fund which will cover the |
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| | | (1) | The level of applications received by each local area for assistance. |
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| | | (2) | The nature and amount of applications and awards made by each administering |
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| | | (3) | The cost of administration of the scheme by each administering authority. |
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| | | (4) | The criteria used by every administering authority for making awards and all of |
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| | | the guidance they issue to their staff (and their proxies’ staff). |
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| | | (5) | Information as to the status of each applicant and their household whether |
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| | | Advice on financial assistance |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘The Government will require all those working with applicants for welfare |
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| | | provision who are publicly funded to ensure their clients are informed about the |
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| | | existence of publicly provided financial assistance and where relevant locally |
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| | | available sources of alternative affordable credit provision. This information |
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| | | must be provided in a format which is accessible to the applicant.’. |
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| | Clause 93, page 62, line 27, at end insert ‘equivalised as to household size’. |
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| | Page 71, line 1, leave out Clause 104. |
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| | | ‘The Limitation Act 1980 applies as enacted to the recovery of the social security |
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| | | payments as with all other sums that may be recoverable from a person.’. |
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| | Clause 98, page 65, line 4, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | In section 5(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (regulations about |
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| | | claims and payments), after paragraph (r) there is inserted— |
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| | | “(s) | for the making of a payment pending appeal.”’. |
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| | Clause 91, page 61, line 14, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(6A) | Regulations under this Part must outline how the Government will ensure a |
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| | | smooth transition from Disability Living Allowance to Personal Independence |
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| | | Payments for disabled young people when they turn 16.’. |
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| | Clause 91, page 61, line 12, leave out ‘assessment of’ and insert ‘all aspects of |
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| | Personal Independence Payments for’. |
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| | Clause 91, page 61, line 13, after ‘unless’, insert ‘a public consultation has taken |
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| | Clause 91, page 61, line 14, leave out ‘a’ and insert ‘an affirmative’. |
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| | Clause 68, page 52, line 19, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(4) | Insert new subsection (6A)— |
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| | | “(6A) | Regulations are to provide for the Secretary of State for Work and |
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| | | Pensions and the Secretary of State for Communities and Local |
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| | | Government to review not less than annually the relationship between |
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| | | housing costs in the private rented sector and the liability mentioned in |
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| | | section 130(1)(a) where this liability is an amount other than the actual |
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| | | amount of that liability. Where a review under this subsection finds that |
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| | | the liability mentioned in section 130(1)(a) is an amount less than the |
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| | | amount of the rent at the 30th percentile of the list of rents in some or all |
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| | | localities the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions must amend the |
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| | | determination of the amount of the liability under section 130(1)(a) to |
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| | Clause 68, page 52, line 19, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(4) | Regulations under this section shall not permit the AMHB to be less than the |
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| | | actual amount of the liability in a case where a person has provided the relevant |
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| | | authority with such certificates, documents, information or evidence as are |
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| | | sufficient to satisfy the authority that the person is disabled and is living in a |
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| | | property specially adapted or particularly suited to meet the needs of that |
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| | Clause 68, page 52, line 19, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(4) | Regulations under this section may permit the AMHB to be less than the actual |
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| | | amount of the liability only if a person has refused without good cause an offer of |
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| | | suitable alternative accommodation.’. |
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| | Clause 68, page 52, line 19, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(4) | Regulations under this section shall ensure that the measures in this section are |
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| | | phased in gradually over a five-year period, with certain groups of people, to be |
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| | | determined by regulations, offered transitional protection.’. |
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