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Welfare Reform Act 2012
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 is an Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom, Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which makes changes to the rules concerning a number of benefits offered within the Welfare state in the United Kingdom, 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 (UK), Labour Party and some in the media as the "Bedroom Tax", attempting to link it with the public debate about the "Poll tax (Great Britain), Poll Tax" in th ... [...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 *The Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Act 2015 *The Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 Northern Ireland *The Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 *The Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 Scotland *The Welfare Reform (Further Provision) (Scotland) Act 2012 United States The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act is sometimes referred to as the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 See also :List of short titles {{UK legislation Lists of legislation by short title Law of the United Kingdom Social security in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disability Living Allowance
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a social security benefit in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ... paid to eligible claimants who have personal care and/or mobility needs as a result of a mental or physical disability. It is tax-free, non- means-tested and non-contributory. The benefit was established by the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, integrating the former benefits Mobility Allowance and Attendance Allowance and introducing two additional lower rates of benefit. Prior to 2013 it could be claimed by UK residents aged under sixty five years. However, the benefit was phased-out for the majority of claimants between 2013 and 2015 and replaced by a new Personal Independence Payment. DLA can still be claimed by children un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tax Credits Act 2002
The Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21) was a British act of Parliament passed by the Labour Government at the time, led by Prime Minister Tony Blair. The act established the administrative framework for the implementation of tax credits and sets out who is entitled to tax credits. The Labour Party continued to make radical changes to employment and welfare laws; in order to facilitate additional top-ups to the low paid. Thresholds were set down by law but changed by revision upwards on an annual basis. Annual changes were also made to the National Minimum Wage. The aim of the act was to reduce poverty, condemn bad employers for poverty pay, and raise standards. In 2015, the newly elected Conservative majority government determined that Tax Credit abolition would save £4.5 billion from annual expenditure. The plan proposal involved lowering the threshold and increasing the taper rate, in order to take the low paid out of taxation altogether. The Exchequer argued that tax credits we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Working Tax Credit
Working Tax Credit (WTC) was a state benefit in the United Kingdom made to people who worked and received a low income. It was introduced in April 2003 and was a means-tested benefit. Despite the name, the payment was not a tax credit linked to a person's tax bill, but a payment used to top-up low wages. The amount of WTC received could exceed the amount of tax paid. Unlike most other benefits, WTC was paid by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). WTC could be claimed by working individuals, childless couples and working families with dependent children. In addition, some other people were also entitled to Child Tax Credit (CTC) if they were responsible for any children. WTC and CTC were assessed jointly and families remained eligible for CTC even if no adult was working or they had too much income to receive WTC. In 2010, the coalition government announced that the Working Tax Credit would, by 2017, be integrated into and replaced by Universal Credit. However, implementation of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Security Contributions And Benefits Act 1992
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) is the primary legislation concerning the state retirement provision, accident insurance, statutory sick pay and maternity pay in the United Kingdom. Contents *Part I Contributions *Part II Contributory benefits *Part III Non-contributory benefits *Part IV Increases for dependants *Part V Benefit for industrial injuries *Part VI Miscellaneous provisions relating to Parts I to V *Part VII Income-related benefits *Part VIII The Social Fund *Part IX Child Benefit *Part X Christmas bonus for pensioners *Part XI Statutory sick pay *Part XII Statutory maternity pay (ss 164-171) *Part XIII General Schedules *Schedule 1 Supplementary provisions relating to contributions of Classes 1, 1A, 2 and 3. *Schedule 2 Levy of Class 4 contributions with income tax. *Schedule 3 Contribution conditions for entitlement to benefit. *Schedule 4 Rates of benefits, etc. *Schedule 5 Increase of pension where entitlement is deferred. *Sche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Income Support
Income Support is an income-related benefit in the United Kingdom for some people who are on a low income, but have a reason for not actively seeking work. Claimants of Income Support may be entitled to certain other benefits, for example, Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction, Child Benefit, Carer's Allowance, Child Tax Credit and help with health costs. A person with capital over £16,000 cannot get Income Support, and savings over £6,000 affect how much Income Support can be received. Claimants must be between 16 and Pension Credit age, work fewer than 16 hours a week, and have a reason why they are not actively seeking work (caring for a child under 5 years old or someone who receives a specified disability benefit). Lone parents Claimants can receive income support if they are a lone parent and responsible for a child under five who is a member of their household. A claimant is considered responsible for a child in any week if receiving child benefit for the child. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welfare Reform Act 2007
The Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c.5) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which alters the British social security system. A number of sections come into force two months after royal assent and the first commencement order made under the Act specified that section 31 came into force on 1 November 2007. The green paper The green paper is available as a .pdf document from the links at the end of the article. The Government's objectives for the Act, as stated in the green paper were to: *Reach 80% employment amongst all people of working age (it was just shy of 75% when the paper was released). *To reduce the numbers claiming incapacity benefit by 1 million (from 2.7 million at the time). This was later stated to be achieved "within a decade" Hutton, Parliamentary debate on Green Paper. *To help 300,000 lone parents back into work. *To increase the number of older workers, aged fifty or over, in work by 1 million. Provisions, aims and criticisms of the Act The Act is w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jobseekers Act 1995
The Jobseekers Act 1995c 18 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, which empowers the government to provide unemployment income insurance, or " Jobseeker's Allowance" while people are looking for work. In its current form, jobseeker's allowance is available without any means testing (i.e., inquiry into people's income or assets) for people who have paid into the National Insurance fund in at least the last two years. People can claim this for up to 182 days. After this, one's income and assets are means tested. If people do not have enough in National Insurance Contributions (e.g., because they have just left school or university), the other kind of Jobseeker's allowance, income-based, is being phased out and replaced by universal credit, started by the Welfare Reform Act 2012. This requires means-testing. Contents Part I, sections 1 to 25 concern the Jobseeker’s Allowance. Claimants need to be "actively seeking work", which means taking at least three steps each w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Employment And Support Allowance
Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) is a United Kingdom welfare payment for adults younger than the State Pension age who are having difficulty finding work because of their long-term medical condition or a disability. It is a basic income-replacement benefit paid in lieu of wages. It is currently being phased out and replaced with Universal Credit for claimants on low incomes, although the contribution-based element remains available. Eligibility for ESA An individual can put in a claim for ESA if they satisfy all of these conditions: * They live in the United Kingdom * They are over the age of sixteen * They have not reached their State Pension age * They have a sick-note from their doctor They will not be paid ESA if they are entitled to Statutory Sick Pay (which is paid out by a current employer) and it is not possible to receive ESA at the same time as the other main out-of-work benefits, i.e. Jobseekers Allowance or Income Support. Universal Credit, which is received ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
