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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-03-11more like thismore than 2019-03-11
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Employment and Support Allowance more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, for individuals identified as entitled to income-related employment and support allowance (ESA) but who were moved to contributory-based ESA from incapacity benefit, any assessment is being undertaken of the amount of (1) council tax benefit, and (2) council tax support to which those individuals would have been entitled; and if so, what plans there are to compensate them for this cost. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Sherlock more like this
uin HL14428 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-20more like thismore than 2019-03-20
answer text <p>Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support Schemes are operated by local authorities. These schemes have a range of eligibility criteria and those affected by the ESA underpayment exercises may have qualified under alternative eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>However, as part of the ESA underpayment exercise we are liaising with Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government and we are informing Local Authorities of any new, past awards of income-related ESA in line with our business as usual procedures. This will support local authorities to consider further any possible impacts of the ESA underpayment exercise.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Buscombe more like this
grouped question UIN HL14427 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-03-20T15:57:00.587Zmore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering member
3349
label Biography information for Baroness Buscombe more like this
tabling member
4147
label Biography information for Baroness Sherlock more like this