Welfare Reform Bill — 19 Mar 2007 at 21:48

moved Amendments Nos. 69 to 80:

Schedule 4 , page 76, line 38, leave out sub-paragraph (4)

Schedule 4 , page 77, line 44, leave out "under section 68 of that Act"

Schedule 4 , page 78, line 5, leave out "benefit" and insert "award""

Schedule 4 , page 78, line 6, at beginning insert "an award of"

Schedule 4 , page 78, line 6, leave out from "benefit" to end of line 7

Schedule 4 , page 78, line 8, at beginning insert "an award of"

Schedule 4 , page 78, line 8, leave out "under section 68 of that Act"

Schedule 4 , page 78, line 10, at beginning insert "an award of"

Schedule 4 , page 78, line 10, leave out from "support" to beginning of line 11 and insert "made to a person to whom regulation 6(4)(a) or 13(2)(b) or (bb) of, or"

Schedule 4 , page 78, line 11, leave out "8,"

Schedule 4 , page 78, line 13, leave out from "1987/1967)" to end of line 15 and insert "(persons incapable of work or disabled) applies;"

Schedule 4 , page 78, line 15, at end insert-

""incapacity benefit" (except in paragraph 10(a)) means-

(a) incapacity benefit under section 30A, 40 or 41 of the Contributions and Benefits Act, (b) long-term incapacity benefit under regulation 11(4) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/310) (former sickness benefit), and (c) invalidity benefit which has effect by virtue of regulation 17(1) of those regulations as if it were long-term incapacity benefit;

"income support" means income support under section 124 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

"severe disablement allowance" means severe disablement allowance under section 68 of that Act (as it has effect by virtue of article 4 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 9, and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2958) (C. 89));"

On Question, amendments agreed to.

Clause 29 <[i>Local housing allowance]:

moved Amendment No. 81:

Clause 29 , page 20, line 21, at end insert-

"( ) The appropriate maximum housing benefit shall only vary for those aged under 21."

On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 81) shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 22; Not-Contents, 43.

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