HC Deb 19 November 1997 vol 301 c225W
Mr. Gibbs

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans she has to review the jobseeker's allowance. [15756]

Mr. Keith Bradley

The Government believe that work is the best form of welfare for people of working age. 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. A programme of monitoring and evaluation is under way to enable us to ensure that jobseeker's allowance contributes to achieving our objectives.