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Debate between Christian Matheson and Iain Duncan Smith(8 years, 1 month ago)
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Mr Duncan Smith
I say to the hon. Gentleman that he is completely wrong on all that. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has made it absolutely clear that
“no family will take an immediate…hit”
when transferred to universal credit. That is a reality. They are cash protected. Therefore, as they move across, their income levels at the time will remain exactly the same. As we said earlier, we are transitionally protecting them. I just wish that the Opposition, unless they want to stay forever in opposition, would get with it and support universal credit instead of attacking it all the time.
Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (Lab)
7. What estimate his Department has made of the likely average change in income for a disabled worker as a result of changes to the universal credit work allowance.
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Debate between Christian Matheson and Iain Duncan Smith(8 years, 8 months ago)
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Mr Duncan Smith
The hon. Lady put out a series of blogs on the mortality stats last week that were fundamentally wrong. Her use of figures is therefore quite often incorrect. I simply say to her—[Interruption.] She has had an offer to meet the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, my hon. Friend the Member for North Swindon (Justin Tomlinson), time and again, but she just wants to sit in the bitter corner screaming abuse.
Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (Lab)
In the period during which the Secretary of State has held his job, what is the most unacceptable reason he has come across for a benefit claimant being sanctioned?