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Bill · started in the Commons

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.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Welfare Reform and Work Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 9 July 2015 by Mr Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016, receiving Royal Assent on 16 March 2016.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 9 Jul 2015
  2. 2nd reading Commons 20 Jul 2015
  3. Programme motion Commons 20 Jul 2015
  4. Money resolution Commons 20 Jul 2015
  5. Committee stage Commons 10 Sep to 20 Oct 2015
  6. Programme motion Commons 13 Oct 2015
  7. Programme motion Commons 27 Oct 2015
  8. Report stage Commons 27 Oct 2015
  9. 3rd reading Commons 27 Oct 2015
  10. 1st reading Lords 28 Oct 2015
  11. 2nd reading Lords 17 Nov 2015
  12. Committee stage Lords 7 Dec 2015 to 12 Jan 2016
  13. Report stage Lords 25 Jan to 27 Jan 2016
  14. 3rd reading Lords 9 Feb 2016
  15. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 23 Feb 2016
  16. Programme motion Commons 23 Feb 2016
  17. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 29 Feb 2016
  18. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 2 Mar 2016
  19. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 7 Mar 2016
  20. Royal Assent Unassigned 16 Mar 2016

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 2 Feb 2022.