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HANSARDDraft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022I believe that we are doing that work at this point, so I am happy to give the hon. Gentleman further details as we go through the impacts and— [Interruption.]24 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022Sorry, my hon. Friend. He is absolutely right, which is why we need to look into individual cases and treat them sensitively. Some people may find retrospectively that someone…24 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022. Good morning, Mr Dowd; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I…24 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022Thank you, Mr Dowd. I think that, as I go on to talk about the qualifying numbers and the way this measure will be applied, it will be helpful if I look at those details and give…24 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Security Payments: Cost of LivingPersonally, I find the term “rape clause” obnoxious and completely inappropriate. I absolutely do not mind standing up for women, either at this Dispatch Box or outside the…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSupporting People into Work: Childcare CostsParents claiming UC who move into work can get support with paying up-front childcare costs through the DWP flexible support fund. Once in work, eligible parents can claim back up…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSupport for Care Leavers: HousingI thank my hon. Friend for raises these issues, which we have around the country. Let me assure the House that the Department for Education is looking at how it can encourage more…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSupport for Care Leavers: HousingI visited Plymouth to see the exemplary youth hub and partnership work—which includes some great tourism tips—in June 2022. I thank the hon. Gentleman for his work alongside…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Security Payments: Cost of LivingMy right hon. Friend is right. Whether it is cutting the taper rate, managing the AET, looking at in-work progression or focusing on people dropping out of the labour market at…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSupporting People into Work: Childcare CostsI thank the hon. Lady for that point, and take the opportunity to remind the House and all employers to think about job design, flexibility and inclusive recruitment, because that…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSupporting People into Work: Childcare CostsMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State takes a great interest in this matter, and I can assure my hon. Friend that we are all keen to see more parents in work. In fact, the…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSupporting People into Work: Childcare CostsI thank the hon. Lady for raising this matter, because it is important for employers to step up as well. Where they have vacancies, they should think about job design and being…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Security Payments: Cost of LivingOver 8 million households on eligible means -tested benefits will receive additional cost of living payments up to a total of £900 in the year 2023-24, with more to come. The…23 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI wholeheartedly agree that, as we have heard, work is more than just a pay packet. I am delighted about the impact of more than 150 youth hubs, such as the Factory—I visited the…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Security Payments: Cost of LivingI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that issue. I will be very interested in the outcome of the work that the Scottish Government have been doing on the Scottish child payment…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Security Payments: Cost of LivingI love a jobs fair; I have another one coming up in March in my own constituency of Mid Sussex. Opening up opportunities for people just down the road can often make the…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSupport for Care Leavers: HousingThis Department is rightly prioritising the needs of care leavers, by simplifying their interaction with the benefit system and helping them into work, so they can progress and…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Security Payments: Cost of LivingWe should be very careful with our language in this regard. It is absolutely right that people in every single circumstance can come forward positively, but labelling the…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Security Payments: Cost of LivingI thank my hon. Friend for raising the wonderful work of Citizens Advice, which does so much in Kettering and across the country, and indeed delivers our Help to Claim service.…23 Jan 2023HANSARDSocial Security Payments: Cost of LivingMy right hon. Friend is exactly right. We have heard about the cost of living challenge, but this is a global challenge; it is not only for us. We absolutely need to work together…23 Jan 2023