Spending On Welfare Benefits

Details

Status: Active

Groups: Welfare, Benefits and Pensions

Policy may be highlighted in absence of interested votes.

Description

There have been votes in Parliament on the level of spending on welfare benefits. Specific matters voted on include a cap on the overall amount the state spends on welfare each year, the rate of increase of various benefits, and the operation of specific benefits.

[Person name] voted for/against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits

Decisions

Decisions may be read as agreeing with the policy, or being against the policy.

month decision alignment strength decision type uses powers voting cluster participant count
2010-11 Housing Benefit against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 575
2011-01 Opposition Day — Education Maintenance Allowance against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 575
2011-01 Opposition Day — Education Maintenance Allowance agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 575
2011-03 Welfare Reform Bill — Decline Second Reading against strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 557
2011-03 Welfare Reform Bill — Second Reading agree strong Division insufficent_info Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No 328
2011-06 Welfare Reform Bill — New Clause 2 — Childcare Element in Universal Credit against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 509
2011-06 Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 5 — Exclusion of Up to Fifty Thousand Pounds in an ISA from Capital Used to Determine Universal Credit Eligibility against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 516
2011-06 Welfare Reform Bill — Third Reading agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 526
2012-01 Local Government Finance Bill — Clause 8 — Move from Council Tax Benefit to Council Tax Reduction Schemes agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 532
2012-02 Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Employment and Support Allowance for Those Ill or Disabled Since Their Youth agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 588
2012-02 Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Period of Entitlement to Contributory Employment and Support Allowance agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 598
2012-02 Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Employment and Support Allowance for Those With Cancer agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 593
2012-02 Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 93 — Exclusion of Child Benefit from Benefit Cap agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 585
2012-02 Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 10 — Universal Credit Payments In Relation to Disabled Children and Young People agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 579
2012-02 Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 11 — Housing costs agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 579
2012-02 Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 11 — Housing costs — Exemptions from Benefit Reductions Due to Excess Bedrooms agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 579
2012-10 Draft Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2012 — Under Occupation Critera — Local Housing Allowance Rates agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 466
2012-11 Draft Benefit Cap (Housing Benefit) Regulations 2012 — Individual Benefits Cap agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 486
2013-01 Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Decline Second Reading — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% against weak Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 590
2013-01 Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Second Reading — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 588
2013-01 Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Clause 1 — Rate of Increase of Certain Benefits, Payments and Tax Credits against strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 550
2013-01 Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Clauses 1 to 3 and Schedule — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 550
2013-01 Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Third Reading — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 552
2013-02 Opposition Day — Housing Benefit (Under-occupancy Penalty) against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 489
2013-11 Opposition Day — Housing Benefit — Deductions for those deemed to have excess bedrooms against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 476
2013-11 Opposition Day — Housing Benefit — Deductions for Those Deemed to Have Excess Bedrooms agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 475
2014-01 Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill agree strong Division insufficent_info Low participation vote 33
2014-02 Opposition Day — Halt Further Spending and Welfare Cuts and Investigation Impact of Austerity Measures against weak Division uses_powers Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No 298
2014-03 March 2014 Budget agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 557
2014-03 Welfare Cap — Charter for Budget Responsibility agree weak Division uses_powers Cross party aye 543
2015-01 Charter for Budget Responsibility: Autumn Statement 2014 Update agree weak Division insufficent_info Cross party aye 533
2015-06 Queen's Speech — Spending Cuts, Welfare Changes and Trident against weak Division uses_powers Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No 388
2015-07 Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Second Reading agree strong Division insufficent_info Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No 432
2015-07 Summer Budget 2015 agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 610
2015-07 Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Decline Second Reading against strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 516
2015-09 Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 — Reduction in Rates of Tax Credits agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 615
2015-10 Charter for Budget Responsibility — Aiming for Budget Surplus — Cap on Welfare Spending agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 578
2015-10 Opposition Day — Tax Credits against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 612
2015-10 Welfare Reform and Work Bill — New Clause 1 — Repeal of Tax Credits Regulations 2015 against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 601
2015-10 Welfare Reform and Work Bill — New Clause 8 — Tax Credit Reductions — Transitional Protection against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 604
2015-10 Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 13 — Employment and Support Allowance: Work-Related Activity Component against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 602
2015-10 Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 14 — Universal Credit: Limited Capability for Work Element against strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 599
2015-10 Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Third Reading agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 602
2015-11 Opposition Day — The Economy — Tax Credits — Investment in Science, Technology and Green Jobs against weak Division does_not_use_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 548
2016-01 Opposition Day — Universal Credit Work Allowance — Decision to Cut against weak Division does_not_use_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 581
2016-01 Opposition Day — Application of Housing Benefit Cuts to Supported Housing against weak Division does_not_use_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 525
2016-02 Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 13 — Employment and Support Allowance: Work-Related Activity Component agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 585
2016-02 Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Clause 14 — Universal Credit: Limited Capability for Work Element agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 584
2016-03 Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Removal of Limited Capability for Work Component from Universal Credit — Impact Assessment and Parliamentary Approval of Implementation agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 584
2016-03 Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Removal of Work Related Activity Component from Employment and Support Allowance — Impact Assessment and Parliamentary Approval of Implementation agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 583
2016-05 Queen's Speech — Human Rights — Steel Industry — Budget Setting Principle against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 489
2016-06 Benefit Cuts for Disabled and Ill People Required to Participate in Activities Intended to Increase Their Chances of Obtaining Work against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 476
2016-07 Housing Benefit Cuts — Supported Housing against weak Division does_not_use_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 545
2016-07 Charter for Budget Responsibility — Reducing Public Borrowing — Cap on Welfare Spending against weak Division does_not_use_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 496
2016-11 Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance — Analysis of Impact of Changes on Those with Different Incomes against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 549
2021-01 Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit against weak Division does_not_use_powers Cross party aye - Outlier 278
2021-02 Government's Management of the Economy against weak Division does_not_use_powers Low participation vote - Outlier 253
2021-09 Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit against weak Division does_not_use_powers Low participation vote - Outlier 253
2021-09 Working People’s Finances: Government Policy against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 520
2022-01 Charter for Budget Responsibility agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 515
2022-01 Welfare Cap against strong Division uses_powers Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No 355
2022-01 Cost of Living Increases — Income — Poverty — Universal Credit — Energy Payment — Child Payments against weak Division uses_powers Low participation vote 57
2022-02 draft Social Security Up-rating Order 2022 against strong Division uses_powers Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No 327
2022-03 Draft Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2022 against strong Division uses_powers Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No 314
2022-05 Programme for Government — Workers' Rights — Cost of Living — Climate — Benefits — Windfall Tax — Devolution — Human Rights against weak Division does_not_use_powers Medium conflict: Opposition Aye, Government No 368