PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
Universal credit assessment period regulations (20 July 2020)

Motion Details

That this House condemns the Government’s cruel universal credit assessment period regulations which result in people who are paid every four weeks rather than every calendar month being penalised; notes that as a result of those regulations the Department for Work and Pensions sometimes disqualifies an individual from receiving universal credit which can also lead to the local authority ceasing to provide some means of support; expresses its concern that those who wish to appeal the decision have to go through a lengthy mandatory reconsideration process; further notes with regret that 85,000 people are currently estimated to be affected by that mandatory reconsideration process; welcomes the recent Court of Appeal ruling that those regulations are unlawful; and calls on the Government to urgently bring forward measures to fix the broken welfare system.

Sponsored by:
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Liberal Democrat
7
26%
 
 
Labour
7
26%
 
 
Scottish National Party
7
26%
 
 
Independent
4
15%
 
 
Green Party
1
4%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
4%
 
Sponsor List (27 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
SNP
Hannah Bardell
Lab
Paula Barker
Liverpool Wavertree
SNP
Alan Brown
LD
Wendy Chamberlain (Sponsor)
North East Fife
Lab
Rosie Cooper
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
SNP
Angela Crawley
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
SNP
Allan Dorans
Ind
Jonathan Edwards
Ind
Margaret Ferrier
Lab
Andrew Gwynne
Gorton and Denton
SNP
Drew Hendry
Lab
Mike Hill
LD
Wera Hobhouse
Bath
LD
Christine Jardine
Edinburgh West
Lab
Clive Lewis
Norwich South
Lab
Tony Lloyd
Green
Caroline Lucas
LD
Layla Moran
Oxford West and Abingdon
LD
Sarah Olney
Richmond Park
Lab
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Clapham and Brixton Hill
DUP
Jim Shannon
Strangford
SNP
Alison Thewliss
Ind
Claudia Webbe
SNP
Dr Philippa Whitford
LD
Munira Wilson
Twickenham

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