Jobseeker's Allowance (Hansard, 17 November 1997)

§ 25. Mr. Campbell-Savours
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she intends to review the operation of the jobseeker's allowance. [14656]

§ Mr. Keith Bradley
Our welfare-to-work objectives are to provide work incentives, to reduce poverty and welfare dependency and to strike a new balance between rights and responsibilities. As the main benefit for the unemployed, Jobseeker's Allowance has a major role to play in the transition from welfare-to-work and an extensive programme of monitoring and evaluation of both the policy and delivery is under way to enable us to ensure that it is achieving these objectives.

§ Mr. Corbyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if she will estimate the total revenue savings by the awarding of nil benefits to recipients of jobseeker's allowance since its inception. [15776]

§ Mr. Keith Bradley
No such estimate has been made.

§ Mr. Corbyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many recipients of Jobseeker's Allowance have had an award of nil benefit reconsidered by(a) officials and (b) Ministers; and if she will make a statement. [15775]

§ Mr. Keith Bradley
The information is not available in the format requested.
Awards of Jobseeker's Allowance are made by independent Adjudication Officers. Information regarding awards reconsidered by officials is not available.