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Detainee Mistreatment and Rendition
Monday 2nd July 2018

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Esther McVey Portrait Ms McVey
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The right hon. Gentleman raises a good point. We are looking constantly at real-time income—how it works and how it works best—and we continue to do that and put out new guidance when we know what is going on.

Tom Pursglove Portrait Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con)
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Can my right hon. Friend confirm whether universal credit is seeing more people into work sooner than jobseeker’s allowance did?

Esther McVey Portrait Ms McVey
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Not only is it seeing more people into work sooner, but it shows they are staying in work longer and looking to do more hours. It also shows that people who are in work are earning £600 more a year on average. My hon. Friend has raised a good question.

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