Clause 10
Welfare Reform Bill
6:15 pm
Anne McGuire (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Disabled People), Department for Work and Pensions; Stirling, Labour)
I hope that I can clarify the position. The direct question is, “When will the WFHRA be sanctionable?” It will be sanctionable only after the assessment phase period, when the full benefit is in payment and the customer refuses to attend. There could be, for example, a second work-related health assessment. That is what clause 10 alludes to. I hope that that clarifies the matter for the hon. Gentleman.