Welfare Benefit Levels
Details
Status: Active
Groups: Welfare, Benefits and Pensions
Policy may be highlighted in absence of interested votes.
Description
Welfare benefits are payments, including tax credits, which the Government makes to those on who are on low incomes or who meet certain criteria. There have been votes in Parliament on the level of these payments and if they should increase at least in line with prices.
[Person name] voted for/against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01 | Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Decline Second Reading — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% | agree | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Strong conflict: Opposition proposes | 590 |
| 2013-01 | Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill — Second Reading — Capping Increase of Specified Benefits at 1% | against | 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 | agree | 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% | against | 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% | against | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Strong conflict: Gov proposes | 552 |
| 2022-02 | draft Social Security Up-rating Order 2022 | agree | 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 | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Nominal opposition: Government Aye Opposition Weak No | 314 |