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HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentWe support disabled people to enter employment through initiatives such as the Work and Health programme, which is expected to support 220,000 disabled people over five years, the…13 May 2019HANSARDPovertyThe circumstances just described sound horrendous. We will absolutely look into that as a matter of urgency and report back as quickly as possible.13 May 2019HANSARDPovertyThe hon. Gentleman highlights the importance of ensuring that claimants do not go without any money, which is why we welcomed the improvements to make advance payments more…13 May 2019HANSARDPovertyThe Government remain committed to tackling poverty so that we can make a lasting difference to long-term outcomes. This Government have lifted 400,000 people out of absolute…13 May 2019HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentAnd I would be very happy to meet the hon. Lady and her constituent.13 May 2019HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentThe hon. Lady has been working brilliantly to support her constituent, whom we all want to remain in employment. From the details given to me already, it sounds as if Access to…13 May 2019HANSARDPeople with Disabilities: EmploymentWe support disabled people in employment through initiatives such as Access to Work, which last year approved support for nearly 34,000 disabled people; Disability Confident, to…13 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend, who has been a real champion in this really important area of work. The Government are fully committed to protecting people with disabilities in the…13 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumMy hon. Friend raises an important broad point: universal credit offers personalised, tailored, bespoke support, for the first time. If hon. Members visit their local jobcentre…07 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumI know that my hon. Friend works extremely hard in this area; I have made several visits to his constituency, where I have seen him championing local organisations that make a…07 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumI thank the hon. Member for the points she raises. To be absolutely clear, those who are part of the managed migration will get the full transitional support. The whole point of…07 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumWe are all keen to bring forward those regulations, but I remind the hon. Lady that where under the legacy benefit an ESA claimant would expect £167.05, the equivalent under…07 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumI pay tribute to the former Minister, who did a huge amount of work in this area to ensure suitable transitional protection for some of the most vulnerable people in the system.…07 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumTo reiterate, we have not taken any money out of the system. We are, rightly, targeting support at those who need it the most. For example, under legacy benefits, those on…07 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumUniversal credit is the biggest change in the welfare system since it was created. It is a modern, flexible, personalised benefit reflecting the rapidly changing world of work.…07 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words. I have enjoyed working with him on a number of issues. Obviously we only saw the judgment on Friday, and we must consider the…07 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumThe hon. Gentleman can shake his head, but these are some of the most vulnerable people. We are creating a simpler, clearer system so that those vulnerable people do not miss out…07 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumI could not disagree more. Under the legacy benefits—the benefits the hon. Gentleman is seemingly advocating that we go back to—700,000 of the most vulnerable people, many of whom…07 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumI thank the hon. Gentleman, whom I have worked with closely on other issues. To be absolutely clear, in going from the legacy benefit to universal benefit, we have not taken money…07 May 2019HANSARD Severe Disability PremiumThe priority in our reforms is to make sure that the most vulnerable get the most support within the system. Without knowing all the details of that case, it is difficult to…07 May 2019