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• Title:	Income Support payments to single parent households
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	01/12/2015
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  4.11 Deputy G.P. Southern of the Minister for Social Security regarding Income Support … previously received congratulations from Deputy Southern with reference to his previous …

• Title:	Reduction in grant to the Jersey Employment Trust
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	01/12/2015
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  4.5 Deputy G.P. Southern of the Minister for Social Security regarding the reduction in … Has the Minister imposed a grant reduction on the Jersey Employment Trust and, if so, does …

• Title:	Sanctions imposed for failure to actively seek work
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	24/02/2015
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  3.3 Deputy G.P. Southern of the Minister for Social Security regarding appeals against … What target, if any, does the Social Security Department have for the time taken to deal with …

• Title:	Assessment of the impairment components of Income Support
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	03/02/2015
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  4.6 Deputy G.P. Southern of the Minister for Social Security regarding the assessment of … Does the Minister consider that any of the criticisms of the administration of the Work …

• Title:	Resources Statement to the Draft Strategic Plan
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	28/04/2015
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  3.7 Deputy G.P. Southern of the Minister for Social Security regarding the Resources … Will the Minister inform members what “changes in benefit expenditure are being considered …

• Title:	Training for Back to Work officers
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	10/03/2015
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  4.6 Deputy G.P. Southern of the Minister for Social Security regarding training for Back … What measures are in place to ensure that Back to Work officers have had sufficient …

• Title:	Zero-hours contracts
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	12/05/2015
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  3.4 Deputy G.P. Southern of the Minister for Social Security regarding zero-hours … The report may not give Deputy Southern and Reform Jersey the answer that they want to …

• Title:	Social Security Departments use of staff employed through an agency on zero hours contracts
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	17/11/2015
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  3.1 Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier of the Minister for Social Security regarding the … There might be no questions from Reform Jersey today if I do not get rid of this frog …

• Title:	Impact of benefit cuts on income support households
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	20/10/2015
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  3.1 Deputy G.P. Southern of St. Helier of the Minister for Social Security regarding the … Given the average yearly cost of new taxes per household, estimated at £1,000 per year, can …

• Title:	Ability of Income Support system
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	20/01/2015
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  4.7 Deputy G.P. Southern of the Minister for Social Security regarding the ability of the … Will the Minister review the income support system to assess its ability to address …

• Title:	Impact of removal of 40 pounds per week from lone parent component of Income Support
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	05/10/2015
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  3.11 Deputy G.P. Southern of the Minister for Social Security regarding the impact of the … What evidence does the Minister have that the proposal to remove £40 per week from the …

• Title:	Assessment of the impact of benefit savings proposals
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	22/09/2015
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  4.7 DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY REGARDING THE ASSESSMENT OF … Will the Minister detail for Members the extent to which the impact of the Medium-Term …

• Title:	Sanctions imposed on job seekers leaving a job without sufficient reason
  Question type:	Oral
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	03/02/2015
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  4.2 Deputy G.P. Southern of the Minister for Social Security regarding sanctions imposed … Will the Minister inform members of the number of sanctions imposed on job seekers for …