Benefits for Those Unemployed Due to Illness or Disability
The amount of welfare benefits paid to those unemployed due to disability or illness has been the subject of a number of votes in Parliament.
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Caroline Flint almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
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On 20 Jul 2016:
Caroline Flint voted not to cut housing benefit for recipients in supported housing.
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On 8 Jun 2016:
Caroline Flint voted against reductions in benefits for disabled and ill claimants required to participate in activities intended to increase their chances of obtaining work.
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On 2 Mar 2016:
Caroline Flint voted to make the removal of the work-related activity component from employment and support allowance conditional on an impact assessment and to require Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
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On 2 Mar 2016:
Caroline Flint voted to make the removal of the limited capability for work element of universal credit conditional on an impact assessment and to require Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Caroline Flint voted to retain the "work-related activity component" in the Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Caroline Flint voted to retain the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Caroline Flint voted against reducing the household benefit cap, against freezing the rate of many working-age benefits, against reducing social rents in England and against other changes to the benefits system.
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On 20 Jul 2015:
Caroline Flint was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Second Reading
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Caroline Flint voted for those who have been ill or disabled since their youth to receive Employment and Support Allowance on the same basis as if they had made sufficient National Insurance contributions to qualify for a contribution based allowance.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Caroline Flint voted to increase the time people can receive contribution based ESA from one year to at least 730 days.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Caroline Flint voted to allow those with a cancer diagnosis or undergoing cancer treatment to continue to receive contribution based Employment and Support Allowance after the usual 365 day limit is reached.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Caroline Flint voted to set the lower rate of the Universal Credit payment in relation to disabled children and young people at a minimum of two-thirds of the higher rate.
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On 15 Jun 2011:
Caroline Flint voted against introducing Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and against restricting housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 9 Mar 2011:
Caroline Flint voted against introducing Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and against restricting housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 9 Mar 2011:
Caroline Flint was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Second Reading
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Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.
This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.
No scoring agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.
Agreements are when Parliament takes a decision without holding a vote.
This does not necessarily mean universal approval, but does mean there were no (or few) objections made to the decision being made.
No informative agreements are part of this policy while this member was elected.