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Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

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

We were told that this Bill was about fairness. How can it be a fair when a young mother in my constituency on jobseeker’s allowance is expected to live on £56.24 a week? She will lose £12 a week through the empty room tax and £9 a week in council tax. That leaves her with £35 a week to pay for heating, water and food. How is she going to survive? How can that be fair?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
556 c202 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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