Welfare Reform Bill
AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
IN GRAND COMMITTEE
[Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
| | LORD SKELMERSDALE
LORD TAYLOR OF HOLBEACH |
| Page 20, line 16, at end insert— |
| "(2A) | Regulations specified in subsection (2) above may provide that the appropriate maximum housing benefit and weekly amount of housing benefit payable may be reduced in respect of non dependants residing with the claimant but that— |
| (i) | any such regulations must provide that no non-dependant deduction will apply for non dependants in receipt of income support, job seekers allowance (income based) and pension credit, and |
| (ii) | the total reduction attributable to non dependants must not reduce the housing benefit payable below 50 per cent of the appropriate maximum housing benefit." |
| Page 21, line 2, at end insert— |
| "( ) | In determining the AMHB of a tenant, account should be taken of support needs by determining the AMHB for a property with an additional room for the residence of a carer where one of the occupants of the dwelling is— |
| (a) | blind or treated as blind by virtue of paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (additional condition of the higher pensioner and disability premiums); or |
| (b) | receiving in respect of himself either— |
| (i) | attendance allowance; or |
| (ii) | constant attendance allowance; or |
| (iii) | the care component of the disability living allowance." |
| | LORD SKELMERSDALE
LORD TAYLOR OF HOLBEACH |
| Insert the following new Clause— |
| | "Non-dependent deductions |
| | The Secretary of State shall make regulations such that non-dependent deductions for— |
| (b) | council tax benefit; and |
| (c) | local housing allowance, |
| | shall be nil where the non-dependent— |
| (i) | is in non-remunerative work, or |
| (ii) | has a gross income from remunerative work of under £101.00 per week." |
| | LORD SKELMERSDALE
LORD TAYLOR OF HOLBEACH |
| Page 21, line 34, after "reduced" insert "by up to 50%" |
| Page 21, line 36, leave out lines 36 and 37 |
| Page 21, line 37, at end insert— |
| "( ) | If an occupier is defined in regulation as a person in hardship, the rate of benefit may only be reduced by 10%." |
| Page 22, line 9, leave out "five years" and insert "twelve months" |
| Page 22, line 18, leave out "or may provide" and insert "appropriate" |
| Page 22, line 27, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The former occupier may request an independent review of the specified actions contained in the written notice prescribed by the local authority under subsection (11) above." |
| | LORD SKELMERSDALE
LORD TAYLOR OF HOLBEACH |
| "( ) | In respect of determining the local housing allowance, the rent officer upon request, shall make available within a reasonable period the evidence and data used to calculate the local housing allowance. |
| ( ) | In respect of determining the broad rental market area or areas in relation to a local authority the rent officer, upon request, shall make available within a reasonable period the evidence and data used to determine the broad rental market area or areas. |
| ( ) | In respect of determining the broad rental market area or areas, the rent officer, shall consult with the relevant local authority or authorities on the boundaries and extent of that area or areas. |
| ( ) | Consultation undertaken under subsection (6) in such manner and form, and in accordance with such requirements, as may be specified in directions given by the Secretary of State. |
| ( ) | In this section "broad rental market area" means an area— |
| (a) | comprising two or more distinct areas of residential accommodation, each distinct area of residential accommodation adjoining at least one other in the area; |
| (b) | within which a person could reasonably be expected to live having regard to facilities and services for the purposes of health, education, recreation, personal banking and shopping, taking account of the distance of travel, by public and private transport, to and from facilities and services of the same type and similar standard; and |
| (c) | containing residential premises of a variety of types, and including such premises held on a variety of tenancies." |
| | LORD SKELMERSDALE
LORD TAYLOR OF HOLBEACH |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 36 stand part of the Bill. |
| | LORD SKELMERSDALE
LORD TAYLOR OF HOLBEACH |
| Page 33, line 16, leave out from "to" to end of line 17 and insert "the increase in the take-up of social security benefits to which claimants may be entitled" |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 40 stand part of the Bill. |
| | LORD SKELMERSDALE
LORD TAYLOR OF HOLBEACH |
| Page 81, line 2, insert "Subject to affirmative procedure," |
| | LORD SKELMERSDALE
LORD TAYLOR OF HOLBEACH |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 59 stand part of the Bill. |
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