Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Iain Duncan Smith and Shailesh Vara

Monday 11th March 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Duncan Smith]

We are not. We listen to councils and everybody else who talks to us about these things, and ensure that we adjust accordingly. In reality, more than £280 million is going in discretionary payments direct to councils over two years to resolve these issues. That is more than ever before and I believe it is enough. We are asking councils to make sensible judgments that benefit the maximum number of people—tenants and those on housing benefit—in their areas.

[Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire) (Con)]

T8. What assessment has the Minister made of the support available to disabled people through the Access to Work programme?