I entirely understand what the noble Lord said. That is indeed true. The point I am making is that the assertion made in evidence to the review that the noble Lord led was that under those circumstances people would be disincentivised from taking work because they would lose access to the level of benefits that they currently enjoy under the WRAG ESA. In a sense, that was completely contrary to the argument that the level of benefits does not in itself have an incentive effect.
Welfare Reform and Work Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Lansley
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 9 December 2015.
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and
Debate on bills on Welfare Reform and Work Bill.
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