§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) what will be the maximum weekly payment of disability employment credit;
(2) what will be the percentage taper for withdrawal of disability employment credit;
(3) what is his estimate of the number of disabled people who will qualify for disability employment credit if (a) there is no means test of capital and (b) there is a means test with a 16,000 capital cut-off;
(4) at what income level the payment of disability employment credit will be withdrawn.
§ Mr. HannamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security (1) when he expects to publish his Department's consultation document on the disability employment credit; and what will be the length of time for consultation;
(2) what will be the minimum number of hours workable for the disability employment credit;
(3) if he will make it his policy not to means-test a claimant's capital when assessing eligibility for the disability employment credit;
(4) whether (a) the capital and (b) the income of a claimant's partner will be taken into account when assessing eligibility for the disability employment credit;
(5) if he will make it his policy to disregard compensation and similar payments for injury when assessing capital for disability employment credit.
§ Mr. ScottWe are still working up the details of the disability employment credit scheme, and hope to be in a position to issue our more detailed proposals shortly.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what representations he has received regarding no means-testing of capital when assessing eligibility for disability employment credit.
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