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May I go back to the qualification period, for both savings and income? Why did the Government choose six months? It was to ensure that people could not abuse the system by holding the money for only a day or two, making the application, succeeding and then giving the money back. It is to make sure that the money is genuinely under someone’s control and available to them rather than their borrowin...
14 March 2013
#13964
5
Ayes
84
Noes
79
Majority
FAIL
Result
Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON Conservative | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| LAB Labour | 4 | 23 | 0 | 27 |
| UNK Unknown | 1 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| LD Liberal Democrat | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| IND Independent | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| REF Reform UK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| UK UK Independence Party | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| THE The Independent Group for Change | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |