| Heading: |
Social Security Benefits: Pay |
| Question ID: |
1729046 |
| UIN: |
HL958 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2024-09-11 |
| Asking Member ID: |
3349 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Baroness Buscombe
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Buscombe
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that information published about the total value of benefits paid to claimants, including available discount schemes and grants, can be readily compared with employee salaries, which are usual |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2024-09-20 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4147 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Sherlock
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| Answering Member handle: |
MaeveSherlock
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@MaeveSherlock
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| Answer text: |
The Government has no such plans. Independent, free and anonymous benefit calculators are available that can help individuals to see how their benefits are affected if they start work or increase their hours. Benefit calculators can be found on gov.uk. |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |