I am interested in the amendments because I am not certain what Clause 14 means. Do its provisions, one of which the noble Baroness seeks to remove, mean that after the reform in the Bill, carers and pregnant women with adult dependants will qualify for extra benefits only if they pass a means test? My noble friend will know that a lot of us are not very keen on means-testing; we think it has a negative impact on work incentives anyway. I would be grateful if he would let us know whether that is what the clause means, because I gather that it is not very clear—if it were, we would not have the amendments.
Welfare Reform Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Turner of Camden
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 30 June 2009.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee proceeding on Welfare Reform Bill.
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