Questions

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• Title:	Figures for young Jersey workers in poverty, will there be a review of minimum wage levels.
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	09/09/2014
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  WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY … BY DEPUTY G.P.SOUTHERN OF ST HELIER … to a similar question from Deputy Southern on 18 March 2014, the level at which the …

• Title:	Are benefits administered by the department generous and outline reduction of Income Support
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	09/12/2014
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  WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY … BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER … ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 9th DECEMBER 2014 … Does the Minister consider that any of the …

• Title:	Payment of Minimum Wage by Employers and Gigabit Fiel Force Employees
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	25/11/2014
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  WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURITY … BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER … ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 25th NOVEMBER 2014 … (a) What mechanisms, if any, are in place …

• 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
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  MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURIT Y BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Answer In my response to the Deputy’s supplementary question of 10th December 2013 I …

• 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
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  MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURIT Y BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Answer Deputy Southern asks the Minister to explain the differences between the …

• Title:	Processing of income support applications
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	04/03/2014
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  MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURIT Y BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Does he believe that this period can contribute to income support applicants getting into …

• Title:	Protection of employees regarding the use of exclusivity clauses
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	18/03/2014
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  FOR SOCIAL SECURIT Y BY DEPUTY G. P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY … Force Survey, it is likely that Deputy Southern’s question concerns zero hour contracts …

• Title:	Availability of a Web based Income Support calculator
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	18/02/2014
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  MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURIT Y BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … it is anticipated that the calculat or will be available shortly” can the Minister yet …

• Title:	Differentials between Jersey and the UK consumer price levels
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	18/03/2014
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  FOR SOCIAL SECURIT Y BY DEPUTY G. P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY … Price Levels for Goods and Services’ report for 2013 that Deputy Southern refers to …

• 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
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  MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURIT Y BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … The Minister cannot report to the States Assembly as to whether any particular business …

• Title:	Imposition of sanctions in the income support scheme
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	04/03/2014
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  MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURIT Y BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Does the Minister believe that the use of sanctions can simply worsen hardship, as has …

• Title:	Families caring for the elderly
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	03/06/2014
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  MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURIT Y BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … How does the Minister rationalise this change against moves to keep those in need of care …

• Title:	Income Support and Child disability allowances
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	04/03/2014
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  MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURIT Y BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Will he state how many of the 55 households with children claiming Personal Care (PC …

• Title:	Under and over payemnts of benefits
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	29/04/2014
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  MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURIT Y BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … (b) what proportion required action through the Petty Debts Court for recovery …

• Title:	Statistics of those failing to actively seeking work
  Question type:	Written
  Asked by:	Geoffrey Southern
  Answered by:	Minister for Social Security
  Question date:	13/05/2014
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  MINISTER FOR SOCIAL SECURIT Y BY DEPUTY G.P. SOUTHERN OF ST. HELIER ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON … Would the Minister also provide a breakdown of those who were subject to sanctions …