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Welfare Reform Act 2012
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which makes changes to the rules concerning a number of benefits offered within the British social security system. It was enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 8 March 2012. Among the provisions of the Act are changes to housing benefit which came into force on 1 April 2013. These changes include an "under-occupancy penalty" which reduces the amount of benefit paid to claimants in social housing if they are deemed to have too much living space in the property they are renting.(This already applied to tenants in private rental accommodation). Although the Act does not introduce any new direct taxes, this ''penalty'' has been characterised by the Labour Party and some in the media as the "Bedroom Tax", attempting to link it with the public debate about the "Poll Tax" in the 1990s. Advocating the Act, the Chancellor of the Exchequer (George Osborne) stated that the changes would reduce welfar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welfare Reform Act
Welfare Reform Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom relating to social security benefits. The Bill for an Act with this short title may have been known as a Welfare Reform Bill during its passage through Parliament. List United Kingdom *The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 *The Welfare Reform Act 2007 *The Welfare Reform Act 2009 *The Welfare Reform Act 2012 Northern Ireland *The Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 *The Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 United States The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act is sometimes referred to as the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) is a United States federal law passed by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. The bill implemented major changes to ... See also : List of short titles {{UK legislation Lists of legislation by short title Law of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
