Welfare Reform Bill

Debate between Iain Duncan Smith and Steve Webb

Wednesday 9th March 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Duncan Smith]

The answer to the hon. Lady’s question is that budgeting loans will still be available for those cases. On the second question that she raises about crisis loans being down to the recession, the trend of upward claiming was on track and had started long before the recession.

[The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Steve Webb)]

With the telephones.