I have just told the hon. Gentleman that the reality is that someone in those households is more likely to be on benefits, but particularly ESA. Let me remind him and the Labour party that they introduced the changes to the work capability assessment and ESA. The Government inherited, modified and improved those measures, but they are part of the reason why that is in the impact assessment.
Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Iain Duncan Smith
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 8 January 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill.
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