Policy

Bills currently before parliament which affect older people’s lives include those listed below. [HL] indicates bills initiated in the House of Lords. (Note that Age Concern is not necessarily doing work on these Bills.) No amendments were made in August as Parliament is in recess until 6 October.

Disabled Persons (Independent Living) Bill [HL]
Local Transport Bill [HL]
Pensions Bill
The Housing and Regeneration Bill received Royal Assent on 22 July 2008

The full list of bills before parliament can be accessed via the link below.

Bills before Parliament 2007-08.


Making work work for everyone: welfare reform review

Alongside publication of the green paper on welfare reform and the report on conditionality (see Work and Learning section), Pensions secretary James Purnell launched a review to determine how more people can be helped off benefits and into work. Led by Professor Paul Gregg of the University of Bristol, the review aims to develop a challenging and effective sanction regime that is tailored to the needs of individuals and motivates them to ‘do the right thing’. It will consider the work potential and caring needs of whole families and study best practice from other countries.

Department for Work and Pensions press release, 30 July 2008.
 

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