Sentences with phrase «benefit claimants waiting»

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As we know, our veterans in particular have been targeted by the Harper government, but they are far from alone — for example, ask any EI claimant who has had to wait months for benefits or is one of the increasing number of those disqualified altogether.

Rebel MPs are not opposed to the principle of reforming the welfare system but are worried about its roll - out: claimants are having to wait up to six weeks for their benefits, leaving many unable to buy food and pushed into debt and rent arrears.

One in five people applying for the benefit have waited longer than six weeks for their first payment and research from Citizen's Advice shows that more than half of claimants the organisation has helped have been forced to borrow money while they wait.

He announced a new cap on the overall welfare bill, a requirement for foreign benefit claimants to learn English and a seven - day wait before the jobless can sign on.

# 1.5 bn to remove seven - day waiting period; new claimants in receipt of housing benefit will get it for two weeks.

It is an expensive move — reducing the waiting time of claimants by one week, make advances quicker and give people housing benefit for longer to avoid the threat of evictions while they wait for universal credit.

Labour and some Conservative MPs have repeatedly voiced concern about the long wait faced by fresh claimants to be paid benefits once they apply for universal credit, originally six weeks but reduced to five in last month's budget.

«All of the government's targets for Personal Independence Payment — for claimants to receive greater support, and on savings and numbers claiming — have been missed, while those applying to claim the benefit were often left waiting for months and months before finding out whether their claim was successful,» they say.

To help claimants, Hammond is providing # 1.5 bn to remove the seven - day waiting period for universal credit claimants, provide an extra two weeks» housing benefit and enable families in need to claim their first month's payment within five days.

In interviews with workers in Pennsylvania, Dawson (1994) found that claimants reported waiting an average of 20 months to receive income replacement benefits following a workplace injury contributing to a 68.4 % drop in income.