Benefits Backdating

EDM number 1778 in 2007-08, proposed by Katy Clark on 11/06/2008.
Categorised under the topics of Benefits administration, Housing benefits and Pensions.

That this House notes with concern proposals to cut the backdating period for pension credit, housing benefit and council tax benefit from 12 months to three months; considers that these changes are not supported by sufficient evidence and do not represent an improvement to the benefits system; further notes that a similar proposal was made in 2000 only to be withdrawn in the face of strong opposition and a highly critical report from the Social Security Advisory Committee; and calls on the Government to withdraw these proposals in order to prevent further hardship and even eviction.

This motion has been signed by a total of 106 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.