Debate Pack
Benefit sanctions will be debated in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 2 December at 4.30-5.30 pm. Neil Gray MP will lead the debate. This Library briefing provides an overview of how benefit sanctions work and further background information.
Research Briefing
Updated analysis of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
Research Briefing
This note sets out the main benefit and tax credit rates for the 2016-17 financial year.
Research Briefing
Background to the joint 2015 Spending Review and Autumn Statement, which will be presented to Parliament on 25 November 2015.
Research Briefing
The Northern Ireland (Welfare Reform) Bill is part of a process to stabilise the political institutions in Northern Ireland. It stems from a package agreed between the UK and Irish Governments and the largest Northern Ireland parties: the Fresh Start agreement. This paper gives a guide to the Bill, and to the agreement.
Research Briefing
This note (published 15 October 2015) outlines what tax credits are, the changes announced in the Summer Budget 2015 and how these changes will be implemented. It also estimates what impact these changes will have for families in combination with other measures announced in the Summer Budget 2015, such as introduction of the National Living Wage, the increase to the Personal Allowance and freeze in Child Benefit. This page was updated on 29 October 2015 to included additional analysis of the impact on affected families (see attached spreadsheet).
Debate Pack
This page provides background to the Backbench Business debate, Distributional Effect of Proposed Reforms to Tax Credits, scheduled for Thursday 29 October 2015.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library Briefing Paper summarises debate and amendments to the Bill during its committee stage in the House of Commons.
Debate Pack
This page contains Library briefings and external reports and provides background information for the Westminster Hall debate, Effect of changes to welfare benefits, scheduled for Wednesday October 14 at 2.30pm.
Research Briefing
This briefing provides an overview of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Research Briefing
This briefing provides an overview of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Research Briefing
This House of Commons Briefing Paper provides background to the Welfare Reform and Work Bill’s provisions; summarises the key measures; and includes relevant comment. The Bill is scheduled to receive its Second Reading on 20 July 2015.
Research Briefing
This note presents a summary of the Summer Budget 2015. This note provides an overview of the main Budget measures (see below), along with analysis of the forecasts, changes to the fiscal rules, changes to welfare, the National Living Wage, and public spending.
Research Briefing
This note sets out the background to the July 2015 Budget, the first Budget of the current Parliament.
Debate Pack
This page provides background information for the Opposition Day Debate, Tax credits and support for working families, on Wednesday 1 July 2015.
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