Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016
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The Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 is a UK law that overhauled key aspects of the welfare system, including benefits, tax credits, and employment support, as part of broader government austerity and welfare reform measures.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| associatedChancellor | George Osborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPrimeMinister | David Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
benefit cap reduction
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changes to child tax credit ⓘ changes to social housing rent levels ⓘ changes to the Work Programme and employment support ⓘ changes to universal credit ⓘ duty to report on apprenticeships ⓘ duty to report on progress towards full employment ⓘ duty to report on troubled families ⓘ introduction of life chances indicators ⓘ reduction of social housing rents by 1% per year for four years ⓘ removal of certain statutory child poverty targets ⓘ removal of the work-related activity component for Employment and Support Allowance ⓘ two-child limit for certain benefits ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticisedFor |
impact on child poverty rates
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impact on disabled people ⓘ impact on low-income households ⓘ |
| introducedByGovernment | Conservative Government 2015–2017 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England
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Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision about welfare and work; to make provision about the benefit cap; to make provision about social security and tax credits; and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| mainObjective |
to reduce welfare expenditure
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to reform working-age benefits ⓘ to strengthen work incentives ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Labour Party (UK)
NERFINISHED
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Scottish National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
employment support
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social security ⓘ tax credits ⓘ welfare reform ⓘ |
| reforms |
Employment and Support Allowance
NERFINISHED
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benefit cap ⓘ child poverty measurement framework ⓘ social housing rent policy ⓘ tax credits ⓘ universal credit ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United Kingdom welfare reform
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austerity measures in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2016-03-16 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2016 ⓘ |
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