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I am advised that he is currently on holiday—doubtless taking a well-earned rest—but I am sure that he will deal with the matter promptly on his return.
However, many witnesses and respondents to the call for evidence talked about the lack of a commencement date in the bill and the need for that date to be clear.
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Date answered:
25 February 2015
I have grown men who are working and not on benefits who come and sit and cry because they have to go to food banks. They feel degraded as a result of having to go to food banks because they are not earning enough money to keep their families.
The other two principles are that it would be paid to individuals, not to households, and that it would be paid at regular intervals through cash being paid by bank transfer, for example. As I mentioned, we would test two levels of income.