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  Welfare Reform Bill - Clause 51 - Employment and Support Allowance for Those Ill or Disabled Since Their Youth
  
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  @ MP voted aye against those who have been ill or disabled since their youth recieving Employment and Support Allowance on the same basis as if they had made sufficient National Insurance contributions to qualify for a contribution based allowance.
  @ MP voted no for those who have been ill or disabled since their youth to receive Employment and Support Allowance on the same basis as if they had made sufficient National Insurance contributions to qualify for a contribution based allowance.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against those who have been ill or disabled since their youth recieving Employment and Support Allowance on the same basis as if they had made sufficient National Insurance contributions to qualify for a contribution based allowance.
  
  MPs were discussing the Welfare Reform Bill 2013; the House of Lords had added provisions to the Bill in relation to this class of person which MPs were divided on whether to agree with or not. The motion which was voted on was:
  
  :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 15.
  
  The text of amendment in question[1] reads:
  
  :Page 36, line 16, after â2007â insert â, and subject to section (Condition relating to youth (No. 2)),â
  
  Minister Chris Grayling indicated during the debate that his view was the amendment, which was the subject of the vote, had no effect saying:
  
  :Lords amendment 15 was simply a paving amendment that had no effect.
  
  Clause 51 of the Bill was being amended; it originally read:
  
  :51 Period of entitlement to contributory allowance
  : (1)After section 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 there is insertedâ
  : ...
  
  The rejected amendment would have changed this to:
  
  : (1)After section 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and subject to section (Condition relating to youth (No. 2)) there is insertedâ
  
  
  The condition referred to is included in the amendment sheet[1]. It reads:
  	
  :Condition relating to youth (No. 2)
  :In [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2007/2/schedule/1/paragraph/4 paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007] (condition relating to youth), after sub-paragraph (1)(d) insertâ â(e)    after the assessment phase has ended, the claimant has limited capacity for work-related activity.ââ
  
  The effect of the amendment; when combined with the related new section, is to give those who became ill or disabled while under 20 (or in some circumstances under 25) an ongoing Employment and Support Allowance as if they had enough National Insurance contributions to qualify for contribution based Employment and Support Allowance. 
  
  An impact assessment of the government's proposals[4] states they are expecting, as a result of their intended changes, to save around Â£11m per year; the comparison of options made in the assessment is similar to the choice presented to MPs via this vote. 
  
  Test change
  
  * [1] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2010-2012/0302/12302.1-4.html Lords amendments to the Welfare Reform Bill] 1 February 2013. 
  * [2] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2012-02-01a.826.3#g826.6 Chris Grayling MP (Epsom and Ewell, Conservative) House of Commons, 1 February 2012]
  * [3] [https://www.gov.uk/employment-support-allowance/what-youll-get Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) - What you'll get - Page on Gov.uk] 
  * [4] [http://www.parliament.uk/documents/impact-assessments/IA11-022AG.pdf 16 February 2013 Impact Assessment - Youth provisions in Employment and Support Allowance - February 2012]
  
  
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