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NDM8108 Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal - Take-up of Benefits Bill
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Meeting: 26/10/2022 - Plenary (Item 7)
Debate on a Member's Legislative Proposal - Take-up of Benefits Bill
NDM8108 Sioned Williams (South Wales
West)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes a proposal for a take-up of
benefits Bill.
2. Notes that the purpose of the Bill
would be to:
a) ensure that more money ends up in Welsh
people’s pockets by increasing take up of Welsh and local authority support
payments;
b) place a duty on all public sector
organisations to maximise take-up of Welsh and local authority benefits;
c) require public bodies to streamline and make consistent throughout Wales the method of application for such benefits.
Minutes:
The item started at 16.05
Voting
on the motion under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM8108 Sioned Williams (South
Wales West)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes
a proposal for a take-up of benefits Bill.
2.
Notes that the purpose of the Bill would be to:
a)
ensure that more money ends up in Welsh people’s pockets by increasing take up
of Welsh and local authority support payments;
b)
place a duty on all public sector organisations to maximise take-up of Welsh
and local authority benefits;
c)
require public bodies to streamline and make consistent throughout Wales the
method of application for such benefits.
The
result was as follows:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
30 |
19 |
1 |
50 |
The motion was agreed.