JOBSEEKER'S ALLOWANCE

Early day motion 2364, tabled 28 October 2008 by Paul Flynn (Labour). Signed by 37 members.

That this House notes that the £60.50 weekly jobseeker's allowance payable to unemployed people aged 25 years or over, including those who have lost their jobs as a result of the economic recession, is less than one-third of the minimum wage for full-time work and less than half of the £124.05 minimum guarantee for the poorest pensioners; and urges the Government to review the level of jobseeker's allowance to ensure that victims of the recession are not condemned to live in abject poverty.

Signatures by party: Labour 25, Liberal Democrat 5, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, DUP 2, Conservative 1, Independent 1.