Welfare Reform Bill

Again, that is more of a departmental answer than the one I was hoping to get from the noble Lord, which perhaps I might better describe as a DTI answer. The noble Lord is naturally concerned with the construction of the benefit and is looking at the whole thing from the perspective of who we call ““the client””, and who I used to call ““the claimant””. I understand that. None the less, there is nothing more mentally debilitating than being on the work assessed group and going to interview after interview for a job for which you know, and indeed your adviser knows, you are perfectly well qualified, and not getting the wretched thing. That will eventually push some people on to the supported group, which is the last thing any of us wants.