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| Wales would 'lose out' if more welfare is devolved, says Jones | |
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| Wales would "lose out" if more welfare benefits were devolved, First Minister Carwyn Jones has warned. | |
| UK ministers are considering transferring responsibility for Attendance Allowance, paid to over-65s with a physical or mental disability. | UK ministers are considering transferring responsibility for Attendance Allowance, paid to over-65s with a physical or mental disability. |
| On Thursday, Mr Jones told a House of Lords committee he opposed this, and the devolution of welfare generally. | On Thursday, Mr Jones told a House of Lords committee he opposed this, and the devolution of welfare generally. |
| He said he was "firmly of the view" that the benefits system should remain "at a much wider level". | He said he was "firmly of the view" that the benefits system should remain "at a much wider level". |
| Mr Jones was giving evidence to the Constitution Committee's inquiry into the UK union and devolution. | Mr Jones was giving evidence to the Constitution Committee's inquiry into the UK union and devolution. |
| "I'm not in favour of devolution of welfare benefits," he said. | "I'm not in favour of devolution of welfare benefits," he said. |
| "There's talk now of Attendance Allowance being devolved. | "There's talk now of Attendance Allowance being devolved. |
| "Again, it's not something that we would push for." | "Again, it's not something that we would push for." |
| 'Lose out' | 'Lose out' |
| Mr Jones said that 7.1% of those claiming Attendance Allowance were from Wales, but only 4.8% of the UK population lived there. | Mr Jones said that 7.1% of those claiming Attendance Allowance were from Wales, but only 4.8% of the UK population lived there. |
| Under the system which decides how much money the Welsh government receives from Westminster, he said, Wales would only receive 6.2% of the budget and would therefore "lose out". | Under the system which decides how much money the Welsh government receives from Westminster, he said, Wales would only receive 6.2% of the budget and would therefore "lose out". |
| "So, I'm firmly of the view that there are some issues - and the benefits system is one of those issues - that should remain at a much wider level," he said. | "So, I'm firmly of the view that there are some issues - and the benefits system is one of those issues - that should remain at a much wider level," he said. |