Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Josh MacAlister and Liz Kendall

Monday 23rd June 2025 Commons Chamber

[Liz Kendall]

Yes, we absolutely want that to happen. Indeed, we want to record the assessments as standard to ensure that claimants have confidence in what is being done. This is an issue that causes huge anxiety among my constituents. Too many decisions take too long and are overturned, and we want to deal with these problems head-on.

[Josh MacAlister (Whitehaven and Workington) (Lab)]

T5. When the under-25 universal credit rate was first introduced, the justification for it was that young people were more likely to be living at home, but there is a group—care-experienced young people—for whom that is often not the case. A transformational decision by this Government would be to build on and go further in the work that we are already doing with the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill and decisions at the spending review by making this change for that very important group of young people.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Josh MacAlister and Liz Kendall

Monday 17th March 2025 Commons Chamber

[Liz Kendall]

I agree with a lot of what the right hon. Gentleman says. Patience is never my greatest virtue, but I ask him and the House to be patient and to look at the full proposals, which we will put forward imminently.

[Josh MacAlister (Whitehaven and Workington) (Lab)]

18. What steps her Department is taking to support care leavers into employment.