We are making work pay. That is why more people are going into work.

It will be a continuum. The payment cycle will be going from two weeks to four weeks, and this is actually extra money.

They have been frightened to go into the jobcentre.

My hon. Friend is right. That was in the forecast for 2023-24 in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Budget report.

Yes.

We have always said that we will deal with such cases.

The hon. Lady, who knows a lot about this subject, is correct about the debt advice and the support that is available.

I will go back to the Department now and ensure that the right hon. Gentleman gets a reply to that letter.

That is a crucial question.

In those instances we are working with the individual and then helping them with a manual workaround to make sure they are back on benefi