Benefits: Eligibility Debate

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Baroness Stedman-Scott

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Benefits: Eligibility

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Thursday 9th January 2025

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Lords Chamber
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Baroness Stedman-Scott Portrait Baroness Stedman-Scott
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To ask His Majesty’s Government what criteria they use to assess the eligibility of people claiming benefits, such as Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit, due to ill health; and how frequently these claims are reviewed.

Viscount Younger of Leckie Portrait Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con)
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My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lady Stedman-Scott, and with her permission, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in her name on the Order Paper.