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Act of Parliament Introduced 9 Jul 2015 Department for Work and Pensions ↗ Parliament

Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016

A Bill to make provision about reports on progress towards full employment and the apprenticeships target; to make provision about reports on the effect of certain support for troubled families; to make provision about life chances; to make provision about the benefit cap; to make provision about social security and tax credits; to make provision for loans for mortgage interest and other liabilities; and to make provision about social housing rents.

Legislative progress

Commons 9 Jul 2015
1st reading
Commons 20 Jul 2015
2nd reading
Commons 20 Jul 2015
Programme motion
Commons 20 Jul 2015
Money resolution
Commons 10 Sep 2015
Committee stage
Commons 13 Oct 2015
Programme motion
Commons 27 Oct 2015
Programme motion
Commons 27 Oct 2015
Report stage
Commons 27 Oct 2015
3rd reading
Lords 28 Oct 2015
1st reading
Lords 17 Nov 2015
2nd reading
Lords 7 Dec 2015
Committee stage
Lords 25 Jan 2016
Report stage
Lords 9 Feb 2016
3rd reading
Commons 23 Feb 2016
Consideration of Lords amendments
Commons 23 Feb 2016
Programme motion
Lords 29 Feb 2016
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Commons 2 Mar 2016
Consideration of Lords amendments
Lords 7 Mar 2016
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Unassigned 16 Mar 2016
Royal Assent

Chamber debates