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Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

Proceeding contribution from Kate Green (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 8 January 2013. It occurred during Debate on bills on Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill.

I want to ask the Secretary of State about the people who are moving into low-paid work. Of the increase in employment in the past year, only 20% has been for full-time work, and so 80% has been for people who are by definition in part-time, and therefore probably low-paid, work. How will they benefit when he is capping the in-work benefits increase by just 1%?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
556 c195 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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