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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 27 Jan 2016
Housing Benefit and Supported Housing

"Does my hon. Friend agree that these constant references to “shroud waving” are an insult to those refuges and housing associations that are genuinely concerned that they are going to have to close accommodation for the most vulnerable people? For example, Thirteen, which does great work in the Tees valley …..."
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Written Question
Access to Work Programme
Monday 12th October 2015

Asked by: Anna Turley (Labour (Co-op) - Redcar)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people who will be affected by the introduction of the individual award limit to the Access to Work scheme.

Answered by Justin Tomlinson

The annual limit on Access to Work awards of 1.5x average salaries (which currently equates to £40,800 per person per year) will be introduced for new customers from October 1st 2015.

There are 200 current customers, (approximately 0.5% of the current caseload) who are currently above this level. Current customers with awards above that level as of 1st October 2015 will have their existing award levels protected until 1st April 2018, provided their needs remain the same.

Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 10 Sep 2015
Welfare Reform and Work Bill (First sitting)

"Q 28 We know that we have high levels of poverty in working families, and the most recent statistics from DWP show that 64% of children growing up in poverty have at least one working parent. Given that, are you concerned that reporting solely on children who are in workless …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 09 Jul 2015
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation

"I have heard a lot of self-congratulation and hubris and I have even seen some fist-pumping from those on the Government Benches about the long-term economic plan, of which this Budget is part, but the people of Redcar and Teesside have seen what the last five years of the Tory’s …..."
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