Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013

United Kingdom legislation
Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013
United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make provision relating to the up-rating of certain social security benefits and tax credits.
Citation16
Introduced byIain Duncan Smith
Tina Stowell, Baroness Stowell of Beeston
Territorial extent England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent26 March 2013
CommencementApril 2014
Status: Amended
Text of the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which places a limit on a range of Welfare benefits in the United Kingdom. It introduces a cap on most working-age benefits, limiting rises to 1% for three years from April 2014, unaffected by inflation. It was enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 26 March 2013.[1] It aims to reduce welfare spending.

External links

  • Welfare Benefits Up-rating Act 2013 on Parliament.uk

References

  1. ^ Department for Work and Pensions summary of Welfare Reform Act 2012
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