Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016
Act of ParliamentThis bill passed all stages in both Houses and received Royal Assent.
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Long title
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.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading· Commons
9 July 2015 – 9 July 2015
- 2nd reading· Commons
20 July 2015 – 20 July 2015
- Programme motion· Commons
20 July 2015 – 20 July 2015
- Money resolution· Commons
20 July 2015 – 20 July 2015
- Committee stage· Commons
10 September 2015 – 20 October 2015
- Programme motion· Commons
13 October 2015 – 13 October 2015
- Programme motion· Commons
27 October 2015 – 27 October 2015
- Report stage· Commons
27 October 2015 – 27 October 2015
- 3rd reading· Commons
27 October 2015 – 27 October 2015
- 1st reading· Lords
28 October 2015 – 28 October 2015
- 2nd reading· Lords
17 November 2015 – 17 November 2015
- Committee stage· Lords
7 December 2015 – 12 January 2016
- Report stage· Lords
25 January 2016 – 27 January 2016
- 3rd reading· Lords
9 February 2016 – 9 February 2016
- Consideration of Lords amendments· Commons
23 February 2016 – 23 February 2016
- Programme motion· Commons
23 February 2016 – 23 February 2016
- Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons· Lords
29 February 2016 – 29 February 2016
- Consideration of Lords amendments· Commons
2 March 2016 – 2 March 2016
- Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons· Lords
7 March 2016 – 7 March 2016
- Royal Assent· Unassigned
16 March 2016 – 16 March 2016
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 1676.