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registered interest false more like this
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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 Social Security Benefits more like this
house id 1 more like this
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy that people on benefits who undertake temporary work placements can have their benefits reinstated immediately and do not wait six weeks. more like this
tabling member constituency Leeds North West more like this
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Greg Mulholland more like this
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is ministerial correction false remove filter
date of answer less than 2015-01-20more like thismore than 2015-01-20
answer text <p>We aim to ensure all claimants receive their first benefit payment as quickly as possible and have no plans to change our policy.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under Universal Credit (UC), claimants have a six month re-award period making it easier for them to take on temporary work placements and restart their UC award by simply reporting their change of circumstances and attending an interview. We are in the process of extending UC to more and more claimants with national roll-out beginning next month.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Wirral West more like this
answering member printed Esther McVey more like this
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less than 2015-01-20T16:42:14.93Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-20T16:42:14.93Z
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label Biography information for Esther McVey more like this
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label Biography information for Greg Mulholland more like this