Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

Debate between Stephen Timms and Helen Goodman

Monday 21st January 2013 Commons Chamber

[Stephen Timms]

Those people will lose council tax benefit, and if they are paying rent, they will lose housing benefit. Citizens Advice is right that the effect of the change in the threshold on people in low-income work is very low indeed.

[Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (Lab)]

Thirteen pence a week.

[Stephen Timms]

My hon. Friend says that the change is 13p week, which is a derisory amount.