Benefits for Those Unemployed Due to Illness or Disability

Policy description

The amount of welfare benefits paid to those unemployed due to disability or illness has been the subject of a number of votes in Parliament.

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Analysis for David Linden

David Linden consistently voted against (0% aligned) paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability.

Comparable Scottish National Party MPs generally voted against (16% aligned).

Scoring Divisions

Scoring divisions are used to calculate the headline alignment between a person and a policy.

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Guide to columns

  • person vote: the vote cast by the person

  • party alignment: how aligned this vote was with other members of the person’s party. Higher numbers indicate less difference from the average vote of the party.

  • policy direction: if an aye vote is aligned or against the overall policy.

  • policy alignment: if this MP’s vote was aligned with the policy.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
draft Social Security Up-rating Order 2022 2022-02-07 no 100% agree not aligned

Informative Divisions

Informative votes are thematically related to a policy, but do not count towards the overall score.

motion date person vote party alignment policy direction policy aligned
Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit 2021-01-18 aye 100% agree aligned
Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit 2021-09-15 aye 100% agree aligned
Working People’s Finances: Government Policy 2021-09-21 aye 100% agree aligned
Cost of Living Increases — Income — Poverty — Universal Credit — Energy Payment — Child Payments 2022-01-24 aye 100% agree aligned
Programme for Government — Workers' Rights — Cost of Living — Climate — Benefits — Windfall Tax — Devolution — Human Rights 2022-05-18 aye 100% agree aligned