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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Gavin Robinson generally voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
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On 7 Feb 2022:
Gavin Robinson voted no on draft Social Security Up-rating Order 2022
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On 2 Mar 2016:
Gavin Robinson 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:
Gavin Robinson 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:
Gavin Robinson voted to retain the "work-related activity component" in the Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Gavin Robinson voted to retain the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Gavin Robinson 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:
Gavin Robinson was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Second Reading
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On 18 May 2022:
Gavin Robinson was absent for a vote on Programme for Government — Workers' Rights — Cost of Living — Climate — Benefits — Windfall Tax — Devolution — Human Rights
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On 24 Jan 2022:
Gavin Robinson was absent for a vote on Cost of Living Increases — Income — Poverty — Universal Credit — Energy Payment — Child Payments
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On 21 Sep 2021:
Gavin Robinson was absent for a vote on Working People’s Finances: Government Policy
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On 15 Sep 2021:
Gavin Robinson was absent for a vote on Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit
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On 18 Jan 2021:
Gavin Robinson voted in favour of continuing paying an additional twenty pounds a week to those on Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit beyond April 2021; the additional sum had been introduced for one year in April 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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On 20 Jul 2016:
Gavin Robinson voted not to cut housing benefit for recipients in supported housing.
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On 8 Jun 2016:
Gavin Robinson was absent for a vote on Benefit Cuts for Disabled and Ill People Required to Participate in Activities Intended to Increase Their Chances of Obtaining Work
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