Early day motion 186

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LOCAL HOUSING ALLOWANCE

That this House strongly opposes the Government's plan to scrap excess payments to local housing allowance claimants where their rent is lower than the rate of the allowance; expresses alarm that this plan would see some of the poorest families in the country up to £780 a year worse off; believes that the withdrawal of excess payments would not result in savings for the Government because tenants would have no incentive to choose cheaper properties and landlords would simply raise their rent to the maximum amount of the allowance, thus transferring £15 a week from poorer families to private landlords; notes that these changes undermine the original objectives of local housing allowance which were to bring choice and fairness to the benefits system while combating poverty; and therefore calls on the Government to abandon its plan to scrap excess payments to local housing allowance claimants.

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Name Party Constituency Date Signed
Alexander, Danny Liberal Democrats Inverness Nairn Badenoch and Strathspey 30.11.2009
Austin, John Labour Party Erith and Thamesmead 01.12.2009
Baker, Norman Liberal Democrats Lewes 01.12.2009
Bottomley, Peter Conservative Party Worthing West 25.11.2009
Brake, Tom Liberal Democrats Carshalton and Wallington 16.12.2009
Breed, Colin Liberal Democrats South East Cornwall 26.11.2009
Bruce, Malcolm Liberal Democrats Gordon 02.12.2009
Burt, Lorely Liberal Democrats Solihull 02.12.2009
Campbell, Menzies Liberal Democrats North East Fife 07.12.2009
Campbell, Ronnie Labour Party Blyth Valley 25.11.2009
Caton, Martin Labour Party Gower 26.11.2009
Clark, Katy Labour Party North Ayrshire and Arran 25.11.2009
Corbyn, Jeremy Labour Party Islington North 25.11.2009
Cousins, Jim Labour Party Newcastle upon Tyne Central 07.12.2009
Dean, Janet Labour Party Burton 25.11.2009
Durkan, Mark Social Democratic and Labour Party Foyle 24.11.2009
Foster, Don Liberal Democrats Bath 26.11.2009
George, Andrew Liberal Democrats St Ives 24.11.2009
Gerrard, Neil Labour Party Walthamstow 26.11.2009
Gidley, Sandra Liberal Democrats Romsey 15.12.2009
Goldsworthy, Julia Liberal Democrats Falmouth and Camborne 03.12.2009
Grogan, John Labour Party Selby 02.12.2009
Hancock, Mike Liberal Democrats Portsmouth South 25.11.2009
Harris, Evan Liberal Democrats Oxford West and Abingdon 16.12.2009
Harvey, Nick Liberal Democrats North Devon 01.12.2009
Holmes, Paul Liberal Democrats Chesterfield 25.11.2009
Howarth, David Liberal Democrats Cambridge 02.12.2009
Jones, Lynne Labour Party Birmingham Selly Oak 24.11.2009
Keetch, Paul Liberal Democrats Hereford 26.11.2009
Kennedy, Charles Liberal Democrats Ross Skye and Lochaber 15.12.2009
Kramer, Susan Liberal Democrats Richmond Park 26.11.2009
Lamb, Norman Liberal Democrats North Norfolk 23.02.2010
Leech, John Liberal Democrats Manchester Withington 25.11.2009
Opik, Lembit Liberal Democrats Montgomeryshire 26.11.2009
Pelling, Andrew INDEPENDENT Croydon Central 02.12.2009
Rennie, Willie Liberal Democrats Dunfermline and West Fife 26.11.2009
Rogerson, Dan Liberal Democrats North Cornwall 04.02.2010
Rowen, Paul Liberal Democrats Rochdale 30.11.2009
Russell, Bob Liberal Democrats Colchester 24.11.2009
Sanders, Adrian Liberal Democrats Torbay 25.11.2009
Simpson, Alan Labour Party Nottingham South 25.11.2009
Stunell, Andrew Liberal Democrats Hazel Grove 07.12.2009
Swinson, Jo Liberal Democrats East Dunbartonshire 26.11.2009
Teather, Sarah Liberal Democrats Brent East 24.11.2009
Wareing, Robert N Labour Party Liverpool West Derby 25.11.2009
Webb, Steve Liberal Democrats Northavon 24.11.2009
Williams, Mark Liberal Democrats Ceredigion 08.12.2009
Williams, Stephen Liberal Democrats Bristol West 25.11.2009
Willis, Phil Liberal Democrats Harrogate and Knaresborough 02.12.2009
Willott, Jenny Liberal Democrats Cardiff Central 10.02.2010