Cost of Living: Support for Young People Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Cost of Living: Support for Young People

Rushanara Ali Excerpts
Tuesday 18th October 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Westminster Hall
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Fabian Hamilton Portrait Fabian Hamilton
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I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, because I am just about to describe what a difference it makes to increase universal credit in line with inflation, rather than in line with wages. Her point is very well made indeed. If universal credit rose in line with wages, young people in my constituency and throughout the country—

Rushanara Ali Portrait Rushanara Ali (in the Chair)
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Order. We have to suspend for Divisions in the House. There will be 15 minutes for the first Division, and then 10 minutes for each subsequent Division. Today’s final debate will have injury time added for those Divisions.

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Richard Fuller Portrait Richard Fuller
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I just have one more minute—I think that is correct.

Rushanara Ali Portrait Rushanara Ali (in the Chair)
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You can take an intervention if you want to.

Richard Fuller Portrait Richard Fuller
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In that case I would love to.