Completing the move to Universal Credit. Our 2022-24 strategy for implementing the final phase of Universal Credit April 2022. 20p.

Completing the move to Universal Credit. Our 2022-24 strategy for implementing the final phase of Universal Credit April 2022. 20p.

Looks at the 2013 Act reforms and the proposed changes to the transitional arrangements in the lGPS following the Court of Appeal judgment in McCloud

Looks at the 2013 Act reforms and the proposed changes to the transitional arrangements in the lGPS following the Court of Appeal judgment in McCloud

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy. Her outline of the structural problems of universal credit was excellent and her testimony of the suffering in our communities was powerful.

I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, on her regret Motion and offer the Green...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Donaghy. Her outline of the structural problems of universal credit was excellent and her testimony of the suffering in our communities was powerful.

I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, on her regret Motion and offer the Green...

My Lords, I am pleased to move this Motion standing in my name. These regulations are the latest twist in a long-running saga that concerns the severe disability premium, or SDP, which provides support for the extra costs of care incurred by severely disabled people living alone without a carer....

My Lords, I am pleased to move this Motion standing in my name. These regulations are the latest twist in a long-running saga that concerns the severe disability premium, or SDP, which provides support for the extra costs of care incurred by severely disabled people living alone without a carer....

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock. This is a most difficult issue and I have every sympathy with my noble friend the Minister and the Government in their efforts to support those who have been affected by the pandemic and urgently need help...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock. This is a most difficult issue and I have every sympathy with my noble friend the Minister and the Government in their efforts to support those who have been affected by the pandemic and urgently need help...

I support everything that my noble friend Lady Sherlock said in moving her regret Motion.

I have some experience of the grinding juggernaut of universal credit—a High Court reversal here, the occasional telling-off there by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, on which I served for a couple of years—with the Government’s...

I support everything that my noble friend Lady Sherlock said in moving her regret Motion.

I have some experience of the grinding juggernaut of universal credit—a High Court reversal here, the occasional telling-off there by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, on which I served for a couple of years—with the Government’s...

Moved by

Baroness Sherlock

Moved by

Baroness Sherlock

My Lords, I declare that I receive DLA. I applaud the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, for tabling this Regret Motion and speaking so lucidly about the issues that we are concerned with.

The interaction of universal credit with the severe disability premium is not for the fainthearted, as noble Lords will...

My Lords, I declare that I receive DLA. I applaud the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, for tabling this Regret Motion and speaking so lucidly about the issues that we are concerned with.

The interaction of universal credit with the severe disability premium is not for the fainthearted, as noble Lords will...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness and to hear from her first-hand experience.

The severe disability benefit, as we have heard, awarded to people with existing disability benefits such as ESA and PIP, is by definition for the most

complex disabilities, including physical and learning disabilities,...

My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Baroness and to hear from her first-hand experience.

The severe disability benefit, as we have heard, awarded to people with existing disability benefits such as ESA and PIP, is by definition for the most

complex disabilities, including physical and learning disabilities,...

My Lords, I shall speak briefly but vehemently in wholehearted support of my noble friend Lady Sherlock’s regret Motion.

I was privileged to be a member of the Economic Affairs Committee when it conducted its inquiry into universal credit. It began in January last year, before it became clear that Covid-19...

My Lords, I shall speak briefly but vehemently in wholehearted support of my noble friend Lady Sherlock’s regret Motion.

I was privileged to be a member of the Economic Affairs Committee when it conducted its inquiry into universal credit. It began in January last year, before it became clear that Covid-19...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Viscount, Lord Chandos. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, on her regret Motion and particularly on its content. I support that Motion because I am of the view that these new measures will result in claimants who are in...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Viscount, Lord Chandos. I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, on her regret Motion and particularly on its content. I support that Motion because I am of the view that these new measures will result in claimants who are in...

My Lords, I support the regret Motion that my noble friend Lady Sherlock has tabled. I congratulate her on a brilliant introduction to what is a very complex area.

The brutal consequences of the pandemic, added to the trend of increasing levels of poverty under benefit cuts and the growth of...

My Lords, I support the regret Motion that my noble friend Lady Sherlock has tabled. I congratulate her on a brilliant introduction to what is a very complex area.

The brutal consequences of the pandemic, added to the trend of increasing levels of poverty under benefit cuts and the growth of...

My Lords, I want to make a general point about universal credit, because nobody, as far as I can see, has had a good word to say for it in this debate. I believe that, as a general system, it is a great improvement on the old system. I remember,...

My Lords, I want to make a general point about universal credit, because nobody, as far as I can see, has had a good word to say for it in this debate. I believe that, as a general system, it is a great improvement on the old system. I remember,...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Sherlock on bringing clarity to the dauntingly complex in expressing her regret. We should be clear, to quote Scope, that this change affects a group with some of the highest support needs and extra costs. These are the people we are putting...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Sherlock on bringing clarity to the dauntingly complex in expressing her regret. We should be clear, to quote Scope, that this change affects a group with some of the highest support needs and extra costs. These are the people we are putting...

I also add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, for tabling this Motion, which we will support. Many have highlighted the evidence of the severe impact of the pandemic on people with disabilities. Scope’s disability report highlights many of these difficulties, such as accessing food and essentials. Many...

I also add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, for tabling this Motion, which we will support. Many have highlighted the evidence of the severe impact of the pandemic on people with disabilities. Scope’s disability report highlights many of these difficulties, such as accessing food and essentials. Many...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, for bringing this Motion to the House, and I thank all noble Lords for their valuable and heartfelt contributions to the debate, which I am extremely grateful for.

Let me say first that we are committed to supporting the most vulnerable in...

My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Sherlock, for bringing this Motion to the House, and I thank all noble Lords for their valuable and heartfelt contributions to the debate, which I am extremely grateful for.

Let me say first that we are committed to supporting the most vulnerable in...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for her support in helping to make the case for this Motion. Likewise, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for supporting the Motion and for reminding us of the...

My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken and I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for her support in helping to make the case for this Motion. Likewise, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, for supporting the Motion and for reminding us of the...

Lords motion to regret. Agreed to on division (303 to 248).

Lords motion to regret. Agreed to on division (303 to 248).

Letter dated 14/10/2020 from Kevin Foster MP to Holly Lynch MP regarding the Government's intentions in relation to those who are eligible to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) based on their residence in the UK, but are not exercising free movement rights by virtue of the EEA Regulations at the end of the transition period [Citizen's rights] 3p.

Letter dated 14/10/2020 from Kevin Foster MP to Holly Lynch MP regarding the Government's intentions in relation to those who are eligible to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) based on their residence in the UK, but are not exercising free movement rights by virtue of the EEA Regulations...

Lords committee stage first day. Clause 1 under consideration.

Lords committee stage first day. Clause 1 under consideration.