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| | Clause 11, page 5, line 23, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(4A) | Regulations under subsection (4) shall provide that determinations of housing |
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| | | costs for the purpose of this section shall have regard to— |
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| | | (a) | rents and occupation charges within the locality in which the relevant |
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| | | property is situated; and |
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| | | (b) | the nature of the tenancy or occupation contract under which the liability |
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| | | arises, including any statutory protection of the letting in question. |
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| | | (4B) | For the purposes of subsection (4A), the “locality” means such area as may be |
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| | | defined in accordance with the regulations.’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 5, line 29, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(6) | Before implementing the regulations in subsections (3), (4) and (5), the Secretary |
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| | | of State shall publish a report on his method for uprating awards for housing |
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| | | costs, covering the effect of differences between actual rent and the amount on |
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| | | which the award is based.’. |
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| | Clause 11, page 5, line 29, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(c) | provide for payments made under this Clause to be paid direct to a |
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| | Clause 12, page 5, line 32, leave out ‘such’ and insert ‘childcare costs in prescribed |
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| | circumstances (up to a maximum of not less than 80 per cent. of the prescribed allowable |
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| | amount) and such other.’. |
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| | Clause 12, page 5, line 33, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. |
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| | Clause 12, page 5, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(d) | the fact that a claimant has children in receipt of school meals.’. |
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| | Clause 12, page 5, line 38, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(d) | the fact that a claimant is a severely disabled person.’. |
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| | Clause 12, page 5, line 40, at end insert ‘and arrangements for its annual uprating.’. |
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| | Clause 13, page 6, line 8, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | The Secretary of State shall, when imposing work-related requirements with |
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| | | which claimants must comply, ensure that claimants have the necessary type and |
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| | | level of personalised support, and access to localised support, to enable them to |
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| | | obtain employment, or to undertake work or work related activity.’. |
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| | Clause 13, page 6, line 20, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(4) | A decision by the Secretary of State as to which of the work-related groups the |
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| | | claimant falls into is a decision of the Secretary of State as to which of the work- |
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| | | related groups the claimant falls into is a decision of the Secretary of State for the |
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| | | purposes of the Social Security Act 1998, in particular sections 8, 9, 10 and 12 of |
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| | Clause 14, page 6, line 23, at end insert ‘and a statement of the responsibilities of |
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| | the Secretary of State with regards to that claimant.’. |
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| | Clause 14, page 6, line 24, leave out from ‘State’ to end of line 25 and insert ‘in |
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| | consultation with the claimant and may be reviewed and updated by the Secretary of State |
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| | on a change of circumstances or on a request by the claimant for it to be revised.’. |
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| | Clause 14, page 6, line 24, after ‘State’, insert ‘in conjunction with the claimant’. |
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| | Clause 14, page 6, line 25, at end insert ‘or at the request of the claimant’. |
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| | Clause 14, page 6, leave out line 26 and insert— |
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| | | ‘(3) | A claimant commitment will be in a form prescribed by the Secretary of State. |
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| | | (3A) | Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (3) make provision for a |
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| | | claimant to appeal the content of a commitment where— |
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| | | (a) | the claimant could not be reasonably expected to comply with the |
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| | | requirements of the commitment, |
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| | | (b) | complying with the commitment could not be reasonably expected to |
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| | | make it more likely that the claimants would obtain or remain in work.’. |
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| | Clause 14, page 6, leave out lines 32 and 33 and insert— |
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| | | ‘(c) | a statement of the responsibilities of the Secretary of State with regard to |
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| | | (d) | details of how the claimant may appeal the contents of the claimant |
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| | | (e) | any other information the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to |
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| | Clause 14, page 6, line 36, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(6) | A claimant who appeals the contents of a claimant commitment under the |
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| | | provisions of subsection (3A) shall be deemed to have complied with the |
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| | | commitment pending a decision on the appeal.’. |
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| | Clause 16, page 7, leave out line 28. |
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| | Clause 17, page 8, leave out line 22. |
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| | Clause 17, page 8, line 29, after ‘locations’, insert ‘, which shall include |
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| | consideration of the length and expense of the claimant’s travel’. |
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| | Clause 18, page 8, line 37, leave out ‘(or more paid work or better-paid work)’. |
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| | Clause 18, page 9, line 1, after ‘locations’, insert ‘, which shall include |
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| | consideration of the length and expense of the claimant’s travel’. |
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| | Clause 18, page 9, line 3, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(e) | the Claimant having guaranteed and predictable access to high quality, |
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| | | flexible and affordable child care acceptable to the parent and child or |
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| | Clause 19, page 9, line 15, leave out ‘under the age of one’ and insert ‘under such |
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| | age as may be prescribed’. |
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| | Clause 19, page 9, line 16, at end insert ‘, which shall include that the claimant is |
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| | either receiving, recovering from, or expected within 6 months to receive treatment with |
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| | chemotherapy or radiotherapy’. |
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| | Clause 19, page 9, line 16, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(e) | the claimant is receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy, is recovering |
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| | | from that treatment or is likely to receive such treatment within 6 |
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| | | Clauses 20 and 21 Agreed to. |
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| | Clause 22, page 10, line 32, at end add— |
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| | | ‘(4) | The Secretary of State must, except in prescribed circumstances, provide a |
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| | | claimant with access to personally tailored work-related support. |
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| | | (5) | Regulations are to specify, or provide for, minimum standards for provision of |
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| | | personally tailored work-related support.’. |
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| | Clause 24, page 11, line 21, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | When imposing requirements under this Part, the Secretary of State must provide |
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| | | the claimant with a written statement detailing how the requirement is intended |
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| | | to assist the claimant in securing employment.’. |
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| | Clause 24, page 11, line 44, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(7) | Regulations must make provision to secure that in prescribed circumstances |
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| | | where a claimant has been volunteering, the Secretary of State must not impose |
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| | | prescribed requirements under this Part.’. |
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| | Clause 24, page 11, line 44, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(8) | Regulations must make provision to secure that in prescribed circumstances |
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| | | where a claimant has been in education, the Secretary of State must not impose |
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| | | prescribed requirements under this Part.’. |
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| | Clause 24, page 11, line 44, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(9) | Regulations must make provision to secure that in prescribed circumstances |
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| | | where a claimant has caring responsibilities for children under the age of 16, the |
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| | | Secretary of State must not impose requirements under this Part which would |
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| | | significantly interfere with the claimant’s ability to discharge those |
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| | | responsibilities. No regulations in this Part shall supersede the provisions set out |
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| | | in The Jobseeker’s Allowance (Lone Parents) (Availability for Work) |
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| | | Regulations 2010 or The Social Security (Lone Parents and Miscellaneous |
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| | | Amendments) Regulations 2008, Clause 11.’. |
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| | Clause 25, page 12, line 4, leave out ‘complied with or not complied’ and insert |
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| | ‘engaged with or not engaged’. |
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| | Clause 25, page 12, line 6, leave out ‘specified by’ and insert ‘agreed with’. |
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| | | Question proposed, that the Amendment be made 39 |
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| | Clause 26, page 12, line 12, at end insert— |
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| | | ‘(1A) | The Secretary of State shall, before exercising their powers under subsection (1) |
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| | | above, advise the Claimant of their right of appeal in relation to any decision to |
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| | | impose a sanction under section 26 or section 27.’. |
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| | [Adjourned until Tuesday 26 April at 10.30 am |
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