Under-occupancy Penalty Debate
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Justin Madders
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Under-occupancy Penalty
Justin Madders Excerpts(8 years, 10 months ago)
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Justin Tomlinson
That is exactly why we are getting the money to the people who need it, and rightly so.
Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab)
One of the main drivers of the policy was to force people to find alternative accommodation, but the majority have stayed put despite the many difficulties they face. Does this not show that not only is the policy inhumane, cruel and discriminatory, but it is a failure?
Justin Tomlinson
I disagree. In August 2014 16% had registered to look to move. Remember, those 1.7 million people—247,000 families—in overcrowded accommodation need people to move in order to give them the same chance as those people had. It is the right thing to do.