§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the recently unemployed claiming family credit will have to wait 13 weeks before a payment can be made under the proposals in the Green Paper.
§ Mr. NewtonWe have no intention of requiring the recently unemployed to wait 13 weeks before a claim to family credit can succeed and the new provisions and procedures will he designed accordingly.
§ Mr. Formanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what arrangements are planned under the family credit scheme to deal with (a) those who change jobs in the middle of a payment period, (b) those who move in and out of short-term jobs and (c) those who hold more than one part-time job.
§ Mr. NewtonThese and other details of the proposed family credit scheme are being considered in the course of consultation on the Green Paper.