https://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/timetable-of-proposed-benefits-changes The Universal Credit Bill is now certain to become law, after being subject to some very significant amendments which removed all matters relating to personal independence payment (PIP). However, this is just the start of years of proposed welfare reforms by the Labour government. We’ve set out some of the major planned changes below. …
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What is a Money Bill?
https://publiclawproject.org.uk/blog/what-is-a-money-bill/ Last Tuesday, the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons. The Bill, which forms part of a wider set of welfare reforms, sought to change Universal Credit rates and restrict eligibility for Personal Independence Payments. During Tuesday’s debate, the Government committed to drop the latter,…
Universal Credit Bill passes Committee stage and Third Reading in the Commons
https://www.rightsnet.org.uk/welfare-rights/news/item/universal-credit-bill-passes-committee-stage-and-third-reading-in-the-commons Following a 6-hour debate and vote, newly re-named Bill is passed by 336 votes to 242 The newly re-named Universal Credit Bill has passed its remaining stages in the Commons.
Today’s debate on the UC & PIP Bill hasn’t resolved huge gaps in the severe conditions criteria
https://medium.com/@ayaz_manji/todays-debate-on-the-uc-pip-bill-hasn-t-resolved-huge-gaps-in-the-severe-conditions-criteria-97d40ce01d58 What’s the issue? The provisions in the bill will cut the Universal Credit health element in half for most people receiving it after April 2026. By 2030 this will be a cut of £3,000 per year for 750,000 disabled people. The severe conditions criteria set out in Schedule 1 provides some protection from this…
Benefit cap: number of households capped to August 2024
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-august-2024/benefit-cap-number-of-households-capped-to-august-2024
Stop the Far Right – National Day of Protest Saturday 10th August
https://standuptoracism.org.uk/stop-the-far-right-national-day-of-protest-saturday-10th-august/