Questions

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• Title:	Survey of Housing stock
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Tracey Vallois
  Answered by:	Minister for Housing and Communities
  Question date:	21/01/2014
  Reference:

  The process involved obtaining rental valuations from independent Estate Agents for a sample of … On 6 January 2014, the Minister for Social Security lodged P.1/2014 “Income Support …

• Title:	Zero hours contracts
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Council of Ministers
  Question date:	21/01/2014
  Reference:

  Notwithstanding the commitment of the Minister for Social Security to investigate the extent of use and … Can he confirm that the recently modernised and harmonised States employment …

• Title:	Fair rent levels for Income Support recipients
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Tracey Vallois
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	21/01/2014
  Reference:

  The need for these changes was approved by the States on 16th May 2013 as P.33/2013 “The Reform of Social Housing”, and were set out in more detail in report R.15/2013: “States of …

• Title:	What assistance is available to carers and families of children with medial conditions
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Mike Higgins
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	21/01/2014
  Reference:

  Answer Financial assistance is available to low-income families through the Income Support benefit, including three levels of the component for personal care needs …

• Title:	Entitlement to the Income Support impairment component
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	21/01/2014
  Reference:

  Answer In my response to the Deputy’s supplementary question of 10th December 2013 I advised members that I would discuss this matter with officers … I should also stress that the …

• Title:	Use of zero hours contracts by local employers
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	21/01/2014
  Reference:

  The Minister cannot report to the States Assembly as to whether any particular business has been inspected … If any States Member has specific evidence upon which they wish to make a …

• Title:	Application for Income Support guidelines including supplementary questions
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	21/01/2014
  Reference:

  Will the Minister inform Members why he maintains that the application of income support guidelines to support a decision that a payment received by a claimant was to be regarded …

• Title:	Differences between Employment legislation in Jersey and Guernsey
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	21/01/2014
  Reference:

  Answer Deputy Southern asks the Minister to explain the differences between the employment legislation in Jersey and Guernsey concerning the use of zero hour contracts …