PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s Allowance
Debate between Adam Jogee and Stephen Timms(4 days, 22 hours ago)
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Sir Stephen Timms
My hon. Friend is right to highlight the challenge of high levels of child poverty. I certainly can give him the reassurance that he seeks. I think the employment impact will be very positive on future child poverty, but the work of the child poverty taskforce will be as well. And, yes, that will be fully scored once the policy has been announced.
Adam Jogee (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (Lab)
I am grateful to the Government for focusing on getting people back into work because it gives them pride, power and ownership, but, as ever, it is not what you do, but how you do it. I say to the Minister that, rather than allay my concerns, the impact assessment has actually given me several more. I ask him to find time to meet me so that we can go through two things: the concerns that my constituents in Newcastle-under-Lyme have, and those that I have, too.
Sir Stephen Timms
I will gladly meet my hon. Friend and look forward to the meeting.