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Written Question
Independent Living Fund
Thursday 3rd July 2014

Asked by: Anas Sarwar (Labour - Glasgow Central)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance his Department plans to give the devolved administrations and local authorities before 2015 on meeting the care and support needs of people currently using the independent living fund.

Answered by Mike Penning

My Department is committed to working closely with the ILF and other Government Departments to support the work required to enable an effective transfer for ILF users by 30 June 2015.

The ILF has undertaken a dedicated programme of engagement with local authorities and the devolved administrations; and continues to engage directly with all of those authorities who will be involved in the transfer of user care and support in 2015. This includes a commitment to the Codes of Practice agreed between the ILF and English local authorities, and between the ILF and the devolved administrations.

Specific proposals for distributing the funding transferred to them in respect of former users of the Independent Living Fund living in Scotland and Wales are a matter for the Scottish and Welsh Governments.

Written Question
Universal Credit
Thursday 3rd July 2014

Asked by: Anas Sarwar (Labour - Glasgow Central)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with representatives from charitable and youth organisations on the effect of the new flat-rate housing cost contribution on unemployed young people.

Answered by Steve Webb

None.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Dec 2013
Food Banks

"Does the hon. Gentleman share my regret that, sadly, the Minister chose to make out that we should be grateful that more people do not have to go to food banks, rather than recognising that this debate is not about economic statistics but about the fact that our fellow men …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Jan 2013
Housing Benefit and Disabled People

"I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this important debate. Obviously, this is a massive issue for disabled families, but more widely there are 660,000 people on housing benefit who are likely to be affected by the changes, mostly those who are living in two or three-bedroom properties who will …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Jan 2013
Housing Benefit and Disabled People

"Is the Minister seriously suggesting that people who are among the poorest and most vulnerable in our communities will be able to find £728, on average, from their annual income, to make up for the deficit in the housing benefit that they will get?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Jan 2013
Housing Benefit and Disabled People

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 23 Jan 2013
Housing Benefit and Disabled People

"On flexibility, is the Minister open to the idea of introducing a safeguard for people who cannot reasonably move to another local property because of the lack of availability and of sanctioning them only if they refuse a reasonable request? Is she open to that safeguard?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Jan 2013
Personal Independence Payments

"I thank my hon. Friend for giving way and I congratulate her on securing this important debate. As she knows, guidance notes for the PIP assessors play a key role in ensuring that we get a fair deal for those who are blind or partially sighted. Will she press the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 22 Jan 2013
Personal Independence Payments

"Will the Minister join me in congratulating the Royal National Institute of Blind People, which has campaigned extensively on the issue and has managed to get some concessions, although there is still work to do?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jun 2012
Disability Benefits and Social Care

"I met an inspirational young man in my constituency, Martin Dougan, who is now working as a sports presenter for Channel 4 News and ESPN. He told me that he had only found the confidence to take the job because of the support given to him by an assisted workplace …..."
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