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Women And Children Suffering Domestic Violence And The Benefit Cap

EDM number 980 in 2013-14, proposed by John McDonnell on 22/01/2014.
Categorised under the topics of Benefits policy, Crimes of violence, Housing benefits and Incomes and poverty.

That this House welcomes the petition by Women Against Rape calling on the Government to put the safety of women and children first by lifting the benefit cap so they are not trapped in violent relationships where they risk injury, trauma and even death; deplores that mothers and children fleeing domestic violence are impoverished by the cap after rent is paid, including in social housing, and are sometimes left with nil income; further deplores that even Child Benefit and many refuges and hostels for vulnerable women are not exempted from the cap; notes that many such families are forced to rely on discretionary housing payments from their local council which are temporary and uncertain; considers it unacceptable that local councils be expected to make up for cuts in national social security benefits; further notes that many victims of violence are unable to find a job immediately or to move to a cheaper area, and need time to recover and reassure distressed children, close to supportive friends and relatives; and calls on the Government to lift the cap to protect current and future potential victims of domestic violence.

This motion has been signed by a total of 22 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John McDonnell22/01/2014Hayes and HarlingtonLabourProposed
Jeremy Corbyn22/01/2014Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Mark Durkan22/01/2014FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Margaret Ritchie22/01/2014South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Jim Shannon23/01/2014StrangfordDUPSeconded
Alan Meale23/01/2014MansfieldLabourSeconded
Bob Russell23/01/2014ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
Lady Hermon27/01/2014North DownIndependentSigned
Glenda Jackson29/01/2014Hampstead and KilburnLabourSigned
John Cryer30/01/2014Leyton and WansteadLabourSigned
Paul Flynn30/01/2014Newport WestLabourSigned
Ian Lavery30/01/2014WansbeckLabourSigned
Ian Mearns30/01/2014GatesheadLabourSigned
Mike Hancock30/01/2014Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Grahame Morris30/01/2014EasingtonLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins03/02/2014Luton NorthLabourSigned
George Galloway05/02/2014Bradford WestRespectSigned
David Crausby13/02/2014Bolton North EastLabourSigned
Lindsay Roy13/02/2014GlenrothesLabourSigned
Sarah Teather24/02/2014Brent CentralLiberal DemocratSigned
Katy Clark24/02/2014North Ayrshire and ArranLabourSigned
Caroline Lucas24/02/2014Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned

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