Welfare Reform Act 2007
Author: Great Britain
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2007-05-10
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9780105605072
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese notes refer to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5) (ISBN 9780105405078) which received Royal Assent on 3 May 2007. This Act makes provision for the Employment and Support Allowance, which will replace incapacity benefit and income support on the grounds of incapacity. The benefit will have a new structure that incorporates both a contributory allowance and an income-related allowance, with the introduction of conditionality to some claimants receiving benefit. It also contains provisions relating to housing benefit, including measures to allow the reduction of benefit if a person is evicted for anti-social behaviour; and social security administration, including in relation to the the sharing of information, overpayment recovery and benefit fraud.