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Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:40 pm on 16 October 2018.

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Photo of Alok Sharma Alok Sharma The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions 12:40, 16 October 2018

As I said both earlier and yesterday, the reason why we ensured that people can get 100% of their advance up front and an extra two-week run-on of housing benefit was to help them with their cash flows. The vast majority of people in this country are paid monthly, and the whole point is that we are replicating the world of work.