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Proceeding contribution from Lord McKenzie of Luton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 9 June 2009. It occurred during Committee proceeding and Debate on bill on Welfare Reform Bill.


Welfare Reform Bill

I probably did not deal specifically with that. It depends on someone’s journey into the "work for your benefit" regime, but that will be provided by an external provider, so there will be a point at which the individual moves from a Flexible New Deal programme to the external provider. That will be the relationship. It will be the external provider’s role to work with the individual to organise the "work for your benefit" scheme and everything that flows from it, but the individual will still be entitled, as I said, to claim jobseeker’s allowance. They are still in the claimant count. Nothing changes there. The jobseeker’s agreement is a crucial part of the process, because compliance with that agreement is a condition of being able to claim the benefit.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
711 c87GC 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Childcare Benefits rules Jobseeker's allowance Jobcentres Jobcentre Plus Older workers Lone parents New deal schemes Reform Pathways to work programme Social security benefits Social security Training New deal for lone parents
Legislation
Welfare Reform Bill 2008-09
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk