Welfare Reform Act 2012

Government Bill

(Department for Work and Pensions)
What is this Bill?

The Welfare Reform Act 2012 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

No. This Bill was introduced on 16 February 2011 and became an Act of Parliament on 8 March 2012.

Whose idea is this Bill?

Government Bills implement the legislative agenda of the Government. This agenda, and the Bills that will implement it, are outlined in the Queen's Speech at the Session's State Opening of Parliament.

How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?

The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.

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This bill has received Royal Assent and has become an Act of Parliament

Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons Completed
Lords Completed
Royal Assent

Latest Key documents

Act of Parliament
09/03/2012
Welfare Reform Act 2012 c.5
Bill
23/02/2012
HL Bill 130 - 2010-12 (Commons Reason)
Briefing paper
08/06/2011
Research Paper 11/48
Explanatory Note
01/02/2012
Bill 302 EN 2010-2012 (Explanatory Notes to the Bill)
Amendment paper
29/02/2012
Marshalled List of Motion and Amendment to be moved on consideration of Commons Reason as at 28 February 2012
Impact Assessment
13/02/2012
Conditionality Measures (PDF, 184KB)

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

9th March 2012
Act of Parliament
Welfare Reform Act 2012 c.5
8th March 2012
Royal Assent (Commons)
29th February 2012
Consideration of Commons amendmentsPing Pong (Lords)
29th February 2012
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Motion and Amendment to be moved on consideration of Commons Reason as at 28 February 2012
23rd February 2012
Amendment papers
Motion to be moved on Consideration of Commons Reason
23rd February 2012
Bills
HL Bill 130 - 2010-12 (Commons Reason)
22nd February 2012
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Message as at 21 February 2012
21st February 2012
Consideration of Lords amendmentsPing Pong (Commons)
21st February 2012
Amendment papers
Consideration of Lords Message as at 21 February 2012
21st February 2012
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration of Lords Message (PDF, 90KB)
20th February 2012
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 17 February 2012
17th February 2012
Bills
Bill 306 2010-2012 (Lords Amendments in Lieu)
14th February 2012
Consideration of Commons amendmentsPing Pong (Lords)
14th February 2012
Amendment papers
Marshalled list of Motions and Amendments to be moved on consideration of commons Reasons and Amendment as at 13 February 2012
14th February 2012
Press notices
Parliamentary news: Commons financial privilege
13th February 2012
Impact Assessments
Conditionality Measures (PDF, 184KB)
13th February 2012
Amendment papers
Consideration of Commons amendments as at 10 February 2012
10th February 2012
Amendment papers
Motions to be Moved on Consideration of Commons reasons and amendments as at 9 February 2012
3rd February 2012
Bills
Bill 126 2010-2012 (Commons Reason and Amendment) as at 2 February 2012
2nd February 2012
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 1 February 2012
1st February 2012
Consideration of Lords amendmentsPing Pong (Commons)
1st February 2012
Programme motionProgramme (No. 3) motion
1st February 2012
Explanatory Notes
Bill 302 EN 2010-2012 (Explanatory Notes to the Bill)
1st February 2012
Amendment papers
Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 1 February 2012
1st February 2012
Bills
Bill 302 2010-2012 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)
1st February 2012
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration of Lords Amendments (PDF, 89KB)
31st January 2012
3rd reading (Lords)
31st January 2012
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 30 January 2012
30th January 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 27 January 2012
26th January 2012
Bills
HL Bill 124 2010-12 (as amended on Report)
25th January 2012
Report stage:Report: 6th sitting (Lords)
25th January 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List) as at 24 January 2012
24th January 2012
Amendment papers
Sixth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 23 January 2012
23rd January 2012
Report stage:Report: 5th sitting (Lords)
23rd January 2012
Amendment papers
Revised Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 20 January 2012
23rd January 2012
Impact Assessments
Household Benefit Cap (PDF, 101KB)
20th January 2012
Amendment papers
Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 19 January 2012
19th January 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Revised Fourth Marshalled List) as at 18 January 2012
18th January 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Revised Fourth Marshalled List) as at 17 January 2012
17th January 2012
Report stage:Report: 4th sitting (Lords)
17th January 2012
Amendment papers
Revised Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 16 January 2012
16th January 2012
Amendment papers
Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 13 January 2012
13th January 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List) as at 12 January 2012
12th January 2012
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List) as at 11 January 2012
11th January 2012
Report stage:Report: 3rd sitting (Lords)
11th January 2012
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List) as at 10 January 2012
10th January 2012
Amendment papers
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 9 January 2012
30th December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List) as at 29 December 2011
22nd December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List) as at 21 December 2011
21st December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List) as at 20 December 2011
20th December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List) as at 19 December 2011
19th December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List) as at 16 December 2011
16th December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List) as at 15 December 2011
15th December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List) as at 14 December 2011
14th December 2011
Report stage:Report: 2nd sitting (Lords)
14th December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List) as at 13 December 2011
13th December 2011
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 12 December 2011
12th December 2011
Report stage:Report: 1st sitting (Lords)
12th December 2011
Amendment papers
Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 9 December 2011
9th December 2011
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 8 December 2011
8th December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report as at 7 December 2011
7th December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report as at 6 December 2011
6th December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report as at 5 December 2011
1st December 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report as at 30 November 2011
29th November 2011
Bills
HL Bill 114 2010-12 (as amended in Grand Committee)
28th November 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 17th sitting (Lords)
28th November 2011
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Seventeenth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 25 November 2011
25th November 2011
Amendment papers
Seventeenth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 24 November 2011
23rd November 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 16th sitting (Lords)
23rd November 2011
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Sixteenth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 22 November 2011
22nd November 2011
Amendment papers
Sixteenth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 21 November 2011
21st November 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 15th sitting (Lords)
21st November 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Fifteenth Marshalled List] as at 18 November 2011
18th November 2011
Amendment papers
Fifteenth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 17 November 2011
17th November 2011
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Fourteenth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 15 November 2011
16th November 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 14th sitting (Lords)
16th November 2011
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Fourteenth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 15 November 2011
15th November 2011
Amendment papers
Fourteenth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 14 November 2011
14th November 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 13th sitting (Lords)
11th November 2011
Amendment papers
Thirteenth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 10 November 2011
10th November 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 12th sitting (Lords)
10th November 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Twelfth Marshalled List) as at 9 November 2011
9th November 2011
Amendment papers
Twelfth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 8 November 2011
8th November 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 11th sitting (Lords)
8th November 2011
Amendment papers
Revised Eleventh Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 7 November 2011
7th November 2011
Amendment papers
Eleventh Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 4 November 2011
4th November 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Revised Tenth Marshalled List) as at 3 November 2011
3rd November 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 10th sitting (Lords)
3rd November 2011
Amendment papers
Revised Tenth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 2 November 2011
2nd November 2011
Amendment papers
Tenth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 1 November 2011
1st November 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 9th sitting (Lords)
1st November 2011
Amendment papers
Revised Ninth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 31 October 2011
31st October 2011
Amendment papers
Ninth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 28 October 2011
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Disability Living Allowance Reform (PDF, 202KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Universal Credit (PDF, 503KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Function of registration service (PDF, 168KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Amendments to payments on account provision (Budgeting Advances) (PDF, 248KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Housing Benefit – uprating local housing allowance rates by CPI from April 2013 (PDF, 210KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: Housing Benefit: size criteria for people renting in the social rented sector (PDF, 185KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: Household Benefit Cap (PDF, 122KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: Universal Credit Budgeting Advances (PDF, 151KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: Child Maintenance clauses (PDF, 188KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: Conditionality, sanctions and hardship (PDF, 234KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: To require consideration of revision before appeal (PDF, 227KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: Sharing customer data between local authorities and DWP (PDF, 141KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: Disability Living Allowance Reform (PDF, 172KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: Introducing an entitlement to work condition for contributory benefits and statutory payments (PDF, 84KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessments: Time limiting contributory Employment and Support Allowance to one year for those in the work-related activity group (PDF, 203KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Assessment: Abolition of concessionary Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) ‘youth’ National Insurance qualification conditions (PDF, 199KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: Fraud and Error Penalties and Sanctions (PDF, 142KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: Housing Benefit: Uprating Local Housing Allowance by the Consumer Price Index (PDF, 192KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessement: Industrial Injuries scheme simplification (PDF, 235KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessement: Removing Income Support eligibility for lone parents with a youngest child aged five or over (PDF, 274KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: Single Fraud Investigation Service (PDF, 124KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: Local welfare assistance to replace Social Fund Community Care Grants and Crisis Loans for general living expenses (PDF, 190KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: Tell Us Once (PDF, 98KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality Impact Assessment: Welfare Reform Bill Universal Credit (PDF, 196KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Abolition of elements of the discretionary Social Fund and replacement with new local welfare assistance (PDF, 268KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Requirement to consideration of revision before appeal (PDF, 254KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Single Fraud Investigation Service (PDF, 105KB)
31st October 2011
Impact Assessments
Conditionality Measures in the 2011 Welfare Reform Bill (PDF, 223KB)
27th October 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Revised Eighth Marshalled List) as at 26 October 2011
26th October 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 8th sitting (Lords)
26th October 2011
Amendment papers
Revised Eighth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 25 October 2011
25th October 2011
Amendment papers
Eighth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 24 October 2011
24th October 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 7th sitting (Lords)
24th October 2011
Amendment papers
Revised Seventh Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 21 October 2011
21st October 2011
Amendment papers
Seventh Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 20 October 2011
20th October 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 6th sitting (Lords)
20th October 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List] as at 19 October 2011
19th October 2011
Amendment papers
Sixth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 18 October 2011
18th October 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 5th sitting (Lords)
18th October 2011
Amendment papers
Revised Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 17 October 2011
17th October 2011
Amendment papers
Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 14 October 2011
14th October 2011
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 13 October 2011
13th October 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 4th sitting (Lords)
13th October 2011
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 12 October 2011
12th October 2011
Amendment papers
Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 11 October 2011
11th October 2011
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 10 October 2011
10th October 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 3rd sitting (Lords)
10th October 2011
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 7 October 2011
7th October 2011
Amendment papers
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 6 October 2011
6th October 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 2nd sitting (Lords)
6th October 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List) as at 5 October 2011
5th October 2011
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 4 October 2011
4th October 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 1st sitting (Lords)
4th October 2011
Amendment papers
Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 3 October 2011
3rd October 2011
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 30 September 2011
30th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 29 September 2011
29th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 28 September 2011
28th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 27 September 2011
23rd September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee as at 22 September 2011
22nd September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 21 September 2011
21st September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 20 September 2011
20th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 19 September 2011
16th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 15 September 2011
15th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 14 September 2011
13th September 2011
2nd reading (Lords)
17th June 2011
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 75 EN 2010-2012 (Explanatory Notes to the Bill)
17th June 2011
Bills
HL Bill 75 2010-2012 (as brought from the Commons)
16th June 2011
1st reading (Lords)
16th June 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 15 June 2011
15th June 2011
3rd reading (Commons)
15th June 2011
Report stage:Report: 2nd sitting (Commons)
15th June 2011
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill as at 15 June 2011
15th June 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report: second day (PDF, 32KB)
14th June 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 13 June 2011
14th June 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 13 June 2011
13th June 2011
Report stage:Report: 1st sitting (Commons)
13th June 2011
Programme motionProgramme (No. 2) motion
13th June 2011
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill as at 13 June 2011
13th June 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report (PDF, 58KB)
13th June 2011
Written evidence
Written Evidence (consolidated pdf version) (PDF, 1MB)
10th June 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up and including 9 June 2011
9th June 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 8 June 2011
8th June 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 7 June 2011
8th June 2011
Briefing papers
Research Paper 11/48
7th June 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 6 June 2011
26th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Runnymede Borough Council
26th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS)
26th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) – additional Memorandum
26th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Mrs Jane Young
25th May 2011
Bills
Bill 197 2010-12 as introduced
25th May 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 24 May 2011
24th May 2011
Committee stage: 26th sitting (Commons)
24th May 2011
Committee stage: 25th sitting (Commons)
24th May 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 24 May 2011
24th May 2011
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Bill showing changes made in committee (PDF, 744KB)
24th May 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 11 (PDF, 91KB)
20th May 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 19 May 2011
20th May 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 19 May 2011
19th May 2011
Committee stage: 24th sitting (Commons)
19th May 2011
Committee stage: 23rd sitting (Commons)
19th May 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments given on 19 May 2011
19th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by CARE (WR67)
19th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Surrey Welfare Rights Unit (SWRU) (WR68)
19th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Camphill Scotland (WR69)
19th May 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 10 (PDF, 92KB)
18th May 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 17 May 2011
18th May 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 17 May 2011
17th May 2011
Committee stage: 22nd sitting (Commons)
17th May 2011
Committee stage: 21st sitting (Commons)
17th May 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 17 May 2011
17th May 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 9 (revised) (PDF, 93KB)
16th May 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 9 (PDF, 93KB)
13th May 2011
Written evidence
Additional Associated Memorandum submitted by Sam Barnett-Cormack (WR66)
13th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Capability Scotland and Inclusion Scotland (WR65)
13th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Oasis Charities Parliament (WR64)
13th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Habinteg Housing Association (WR63)
13th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) (WR62)
13th May 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 12 May 2011
13th May 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 12 May 2011
12th May 2011
Committee stage: 20th sitting (Commons)
12th May 2011
Committee stage: 19th sitting (Commons)
12th May 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 12 May 2011
12th May 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 8 (PDF, 92KB)
12th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by the British Property Federation (WR61)
12th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Rethink Mental Illness (WR60)
12th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Vincent Greenwood (WR58)
12th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Sam Barnett-Cormack (WR59)
11th May 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 10 May 2011
10th May 2011
Committee stage: 18th sitting (Commons)
10th May 2011
Committee stage: 17th sitting (Commons)
10th May 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 10 May 2011
9th May 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 7 (PDF, 92KB)
6th May 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 5 May 2011
5th May 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 4 May 2011
4th May 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 May 2011
4th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by London Councils (WR57)
4th May 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND Association) (WR56)
4th May 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 3 May 2011
3rd May 2011
Committee stage: 16th sitting (Commons)
3rd May 2011
Committee stage: 15th sitting (Commons)
3rd May 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 28 April 2011
3rd May 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 6 (PDF, 92KB)
3rd May 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 3 May 2011
28th April 2011
Committee stage: 14th sitting (Commons)
28th April 2011
Committee stage: 13th sitting (Commons)
28th April 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 April 2011
28th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Consumer Focus (WR55)
28th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Gareth Morris (WR54)
28th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) (WR53)
28th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Gráinne McKeever (WR52)
28th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Cllr Lucinda Yeadon (WR51)
28th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Equality and Human Rights Commission (WR50)
27th April 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 5 (PDF, 93KB)
27th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Martin Lee (WR48)
27th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Irene Carey (WR47)
27th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by CLIC Sargent (WR46)
27th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Turning Point (WR45)
27th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Oxfam GB (WR44)
27th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by The Riverside Group Ltd (WR43)
27th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Carers UK (WR42)
27th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Denise Porter (WR49)
27th April 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 26 April 2011
27th April 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 27 April 2011
26th April 2011
Committee stage: 12th sitting (Commons)
26th April 2011
Committee stage: 11th sitting (Commons)
26th April 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 26 April 2011
21st April 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 4 (PDF, 95KB)
20th April 2011
Impact Assessments
Time limiting contributory element of Employment and Support Allowance - revised 20 April 2011 following revisions to the figures at Budget 2011 (PDF)
20th April 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 19 April 2011
6th April 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 5 April 2011
6th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Ferret Information Systems (WR39) (PDF, 648KB)
6th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Craig Clerk (WR34)
6th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Daycare Trust (WR35)
6th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) (WR36)
6th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by the Kinship Care Alliance (WR37)
6th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Crisis (WR38)
6th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Barnardo’s (WR40)
6th April 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by John Stockley (WR41)
5th April 2011
Committee stage: 10th sitting (Commons)
5th April 2011
Committee stage: 9th sitting (Commons)
5th April 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 3 (PDF, 94KB)
5th April 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 5 April 2011
1st April 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 31 March 2011
1st April 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 31 March 2011
31st March 2011
Committee stage: 8th sitting (Commons)
31st March 2011
Committee stage: 7th sitting (Commons)
31st March 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 31 March 2011
31st March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by the National Landlords Association (WR31)
31st March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Every Disabled Child Matters (WR33)
31st March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Age UK (WR32)
31st March 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 93KB)
30th March 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 29 March 2011
29th March 2011
Committee stage: 6th sitting (Commons)
29th March 2011
Committee stage: 5th sitting (Commons)
29th March 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 29 March 2011
29th March 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 93KB)
25th March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by the Centre for Social Justice – additional submission (WR27)
25th March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) (WR20)
25th March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Scope (WR21)
25th March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Rhydian Fôn James (WR22)
25th March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by the National Autistic Society (NAS) (WR23)
25th March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by the Mayor of London (WR24)
25th March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) (WR25)
25th March 2011
Written evidence
Memorandum in Chief submitted by Shelter (WR26)
25th March 2011
Written evidence
Memorandum in Chief submitted by the Women’s Budget Group (WBG) (WR28)
25th March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Zacchaeus 2000 Trust (Z2K) (WR29)
25th March 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 24 March 2011
25th March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Zacchaeus 2000 Trust (Z2K) - additional memorandum (WR30)
24th March 2011
Committee stage: 4th sitting (Commons)
24th March 2011
Committee stage: 3rd sitting (Commons)
24th March 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 24 March 2011
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Memorandum in Chief submitted by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) (WR17)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Ron Ferguson (WR3)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) (WR2)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Save the Children (WR19)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by the Building and Social Housing Foundation (BSHF) (WR18)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by the Association of Disabled Professionals (WR16)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Memorandum in Chief submitted by Macmillan Cancer Support (WR15)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Memorandum in Chief submitted by Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) (WR14)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Marsland Nash Associates (WR13)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Memorandum in Chief submitted by the National Housing Federation (WR12)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Cllr Jonathan Bishop (WR11)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by John Andrew Davis (WR10)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Marilyn Bernard (WR1)
23rd March 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 22 March 2011
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Mohammed Mahmood (WR4)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Neil Foss (WR5)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Joan Lewis (WR6)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by Jeff Page (WR7)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by MENCAP (WR8)
23rd March 2011
Written evidence
Associated Memorandum submitted by the National AIDS Trust (NAT) (WR9)
22nd March 2011
Committee stage: 2nd sitting (Commons)
22nd March 2011
Committee stage: 1st sitting (Commons)
22nd March 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee as at 22 March 2011
21st March 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments given up to and including 18 March 2011
21st March 2011
Press notices
Parliamentary news: Welfare Reform Bill Committee announce programme
18th March 2011
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments given on 17 March 2011
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Equality impact assessments general introduction (PDF, 41KB)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Universal credit equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Household benefit cap equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Social sector housing under-occupation equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Housing Benefit: Uprating Local Housing Benefit: CPI uprating of Local Housing Allowance equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Time-limiting contributory element of Employment and Support Allowance equality impact assessment (PDF, 108KB)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Youth provisions in Employment and Support Allowance equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Entitlement to work as a condition for contributory benefits and statutory payments equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Lone parent conditionality equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Conditionality, sanctions and hardship equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Disability Living Allowance reform equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Industrial Injuries benefits simplification equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Single Fraud Investigation Service equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Fraud penalties and sanctions equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Data sharing equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Social Fund localisation equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Payments on account of benefits equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Consideration of revision before appeal equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Tell Us Once (function of registration service) equality impact assessment (PDF)
17th March 2011
Impact Assessments
Child maintenance (new scheme) equality impact assessment (PDF, 114KB)
10th March 2011
Press notices
Parliamentary news: Second reading of Welfare Reform Bill, have your say
9th March 2011
2nd reading (Commons)
9th March 2011
Money resolution
9th March 2011
Programme motion
17th February 2011
Bills
Bill 154 2010-11 (as introduced)
17th February 2011
Explanatory Notes
Bill 154 2010-11 (Explanatory notes to the Bill)
16th February 2011
1st reading (Commons)
16th February 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration of revision before appeal (PDF)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Payments on account of benefits (PDF)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Social Fund localisation (PDF)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Data sharing (PDF)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Fraud penalties and sanctions (PDF)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Single Fraud Investigation Service (PDF)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Industrial injuries benefits simplification (PDF)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Disability Living Allowance reform (Personal Independence Payment) (PDF)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Lone parent conditionality (PDF)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Entitlement to work as a condition for contributory benefits and statutory payments (PDF)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Youth provisions in Employment and Support Allowance (PDF)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Housing Benefit: CPI uprating of Local Housing Allowance (PDF, 85KB)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Social sector housing under-occupation (PDF, 176KB)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Household benefit cap (PDF, 97KB)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Universal Credit (PDF, 285KB)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Assessment of impacts cover note (PDF, 93KB)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Time limiting contributory element of Employment and Support Allowance (16 February 2011) (PDF)
16th February 2011
Impact Assessments
Tell Us Once (function of registration service) (PDF)