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Benefits: Jobseeker's Allowance

Volume 717: debated on Thursday 25 February 2010

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Question

Asked by

Lord Avebury

To ask Her Majesty's Government what amount of the income-based jobseeker's allowance of £64.30 per week for single adults aged 25 or over is included for utility bills. [HL1960]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Department for Work and Pensions
(Lord McKenzie of Luton)

Income-based jobseeker’s allowance is not made up of separate amounts for specific items of expenditure such as utility bills. The Government firmly believe that beneficiaries should be free to spend their benefit as they see fit, in the light of their individual needs and preferences.