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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY … the funding of social housing, the Minister for Social Security must resist any pressure to cap the …
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If it is necessary to implement in stages, as he has indicated in the … in the States Assembly last year, the Minister for Social Security is now responsible for the development of …
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Will he further state when he will publish his own report … (for information – Recommendation 14 (Page 95) The Minister for Social Security, in his own review of Income Support, must …
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Under the Income Support law an adult is defined as anyone over compulsory school leaving age … The table provides a breakdown of these recipients by nationality …
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Answer The Health Insurance scheme is available to all Jersey residents, once they have lived in Jersey for at least six months at any time, and have paid any Social Security …
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Answer The introduction of a 2% rate on earnings above £45,336 per annum and up to £150,000 per annum for employers and Class 2 individuals was agreed as part of the Fiscal …
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In particular will he inform members what progress, if any, he has made in obtaining work placements for the unemployed in the public and private sectors … This is all in addition to …
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Will he further state how many HMAs are currently in existence and how that number compares with previous years, and confirm that HMAs are not closed against the will of clients …
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How does his statement that ‘genuine zero hours contracts are necessary and appropriate’ apply to his department’s use of zero-hours contrac ts and is this “casual or irregular …
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Will he inform Ministers how such contracts interact with the Income Support system and whether they cause particular problems for its administration … The existence of a zero hours …
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Answer The latest estimates for the impact of the UK Government’s decision on Low Value Consignment Relief are as follows … Employment figures Advice from the Economic Development …
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Answer I can confirm that the Income Support system does already include mechanisms for supporting the costs of GP visits and other medical costs for low income households …
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In particular, will he give a worked example to illustrate whether the system provides incentives for the adult child to leave the family home when he or she reaches the age of 25 …
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Answer I am very pleased to note that the number of queries dealt with by the Citizens Advice Bureau in respect of Income Support fell from 629 in 2010 to 553 in 2011 …
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Will the Minister state in what services and at what grades the additional 8.7 staff (from 58.8 FTE employees in the 2011 Annual Business Plan (ABP) to 67.5 FTE in the 2012 ABP …
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Answer As can be seen from page 94 of the Annex to the draft Medium Term Financial Plan 2013 – 2015 and set out in more detail in the preceding pages 91 to 93, expenditure …
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Answer General Practitioners (GPs) are responsible for the charges levied for consultations … The Income Support system acknowledges the cost of GP visits in three separate ways …
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Does the Minister agree that early intervention in this area, is a “spend to save” measure that will prevent greater costs in the long term in line with the approach presented in …
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Will the Minister bring proposals to the Assembly to modernise the Social Security contributions system to accommodate today’s employment conditions and, if so, when …
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Will the Minister now work with other Ministers to re-introduce a better focussed, means-tested, prescription scheme in the coming year? iii) does the Minister accept that the …
