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Housing Benefit
Universal Credit but it Starts Small
The Universal Credit (UC) will eventually impact nearly 6 million people as a range of benefits are merged into one monthly household payment – Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Housing Benefit, Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit. Iain Duncan-Smith started the massive shake-up to the Welfare system on 29 [...]
Welfare Reform Act
After its first reading in the House of Commons on 16 February 2011, and after suffering many readings, defeats and amendments along the way, the Welfare Reform Bill received Royal Assent on 08 March 2012. Iain Duncan Smith, Work and Pensions Secretary, called the new Act ‘an historic moment for the Coalition Government’ and ‘the [...]
