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Welfare Reform Bill

Proceeding contribution from Countess of Mar (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 17 January 2012. It occurred during Debate on bills on Welfare Reform Bill.
My Lords, I wonder whether the Minister can answer a question for me. I made a particular point about people having very special needs such as extra heating and incontinence pads, for example. If they are leading a fairly normal life but would be restricted to their homes because they cannot pay for things, will this be taken into account in the PIP assessment? I could not see it anywhere when I read the details. How are these facts going to be elicited when the person is being assessed? People do not fit into boxes—everyone is an individual. It seems that the noble Lord is trying to make people fit into boxes when they do not.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
734 c498 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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