Moved by
The Lord Bishop of Durham
90A: After Clause 25, insert the following new Clause—
“Universal credit conditions: receiving education
(1) In section 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012—
(a) in subsection (1) omit paragraph (d), and
(b) omit subsection (6).
(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make consequential provision.
(3) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment would remove the restriction that those “receiving education” cannot claim Universal Credit, which at present may impede some of the most disadvantaged from benefitting from learning opportunities. It is intended to probe how the Government plans to incentivise take-up of training programmes, and to elicit how cross-departmental working can be made more effective in transforming learning and skills.