Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Baroness Elliott of Whitburn Bay and Sarah Newton

Monday 19th November 2018 Commons Chamber

[Sarah Newton]

The benefit system is there to provide personalised and tailored support for its recipients. There were factual errors in the reporting by the UN rapporteur. For example, on mandatory reconsiderations, he absolutely denied the fact that decisions were overturned, yet 19% of mandatory reconsiderations found in favour of disabled people. We have undertaken a huge number of independent reviews of our benefit system and we do not hesitate in making improvements when they are identified.

[Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (Lab)]

8. What recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on the personal finances of claimants.