Agenda and minutes

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1.1 The Chair welcome the Members to the meeting.

1.2 Apologies were received from Jocelyn Davies.

2.1 The papers were noted. Members discussed the letter from Dr Peter Higson (Item 2.2) during the private part of the meeting.

PAC(4)-15-15 Paper 1

Research Briefing

June Milligan - Director General, Local Government and Communities, Welsh Government

John Howells - Director, Housing & Regeneration, Welsh Government

Sara Ahmad - Economist, Local Government & Communities, Welsh Government

3.1 The Committee took evidence from June Milligan, Director General, Local Government and Communities, Welsh Government; John Howells, Director, Housing & Regeneration, Welsh Government and Sara Ahmad, Economist, Local Government & Communities, Welsh Government,  on its inquiry into welfare reform.

3.2 June Milligan agreed to:

·       Send a note advising of the sites local authorities have released for housing development on;

·       Note on the current situation of housing associations changing their allocations policies so there is no prohibition on tenants who have rent arrears based on housing benefit debts;

·       Note on the impact in Wales of the proposed lower benefit cap;

·       Breakdown of local authority area of affected households (where available) by the proposed lower benefit cap

Items 5 & 6 and all of the meeting on 9 June

4.1 The motion was agreed.

5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

PAC(4)-15-15 Paper 2

6.1 Due to time restraints, this item was not reached. It was agreed that the Auditor General for Wales will brief the Committee on his memorandum on Primary Care Prescribing during the Committee meeting on 9 June.