Spending on Welfare Benefits
There have been votes in Parliament on the level of spending on welfare benefits. Specific matters voted on include a cap on the overall amount the state spends on welfare each year, the rate of increase of various benefits, and the operation of specific benefits.
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Chris Ruane almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
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On 17 Jan 2014:
Chris Ruane was absent for a vote on Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill
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On 21 Jan 2013:
Chris Ruane voted against setting the rate of increase of certain benefits, payments and tax credits at 1% rather than in line with prices at 2.2% for 2014 and 2015
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On 21 Jan 2013:
Chris Ruane voted not to cap specified benefits payments and tax credits at 1% potentially allowing them to increase by 2.2% in line with prices.
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On 21 Jan 2013:
Chris Ruane voted not to cap any increase in specified benefits payments and tax credits at 1% given an increase in prices of 2.2%.
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On 8 Jan 2013:
Chris Ruane voted against capping any increase discretionary working age benefits and tax credits at 1% in 2014-15 and 2015-16
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On 21 Nov 2012:
Chris Ruane voted against capping the total amount of welfare benefits an individual can claim from April 2013 at £350 for a single person and £500 for couple per week.
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On 24 Oct 2012:
Chris Ruane voted against introducing under-occupation criteria applying to housing benefit for working age claimants in the social rented sector and not to set the rates of Local Housing Allowance which applies to private rented accommodation.
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On 21 Feb 2012:
Chris Ruane voted to exclude people in specified circumstances from a reduction in housing benefits due to being deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Chris Ruane acted as teller for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Period of Entitlement to Contributory Employment and Support Allowance
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Chris Ruane acted as teller for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Employment and Support Allowance for Those With Cancer
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Chris Ruane voted to exclude child benefit from the benefit cap.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Chris Ruane voted to set the lower rate of the Universal Credit payment in relation to disabled children and young people at a minimum of two-thirds of the higher rate.
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On 31 Jan 2012:
Chris Ruane voted against moving from a national council tax benefit to a system of local councils administering council tax reductions for those in financial need.
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On 15 Jun 2011:
Chris Ruane voted against introducing Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and against restricting housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 13 Jun 2011:
Chris Ruane was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — New Clause 2 — Childcare Element in Universal Credit
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On 13 Jun 2011:
Chris Ruane was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 5 — Exclusion of Up to Fifty Thousand Pounds in an ISA from Capital Used to Determine Universal Credit Eligibility
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On 9 Mar 2011:
Chris Ruane voted against introducing Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and against restricting housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 9 Mar 2011:
Chris Ruane was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Second Reading
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On 13 Jan 2015:
Chris Ruane was absent for a vote on Charter for Budget Responsibility: Autumn Statement 2014 Update
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On 26 Mar 2014:
Chris Ruane voted to cap the overall amount the state spends on welfare each year.
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On 25 Mar 2014:
Chris Ruane voted against the the March 2014 budget, against increasing the personal income tax allowance, against reducing corporation tax, against capping welfare spending, against reducing alcohol duties and more.
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On 11 Feb 2014:
Chris Ruane was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Halt Further Spending and Welfare Cuts and Investigation Impact of Austerity Measures
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On 12 Nov 2013:
Chris Ruane voted against reducing housing benefit for those deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 12 Nov 2013:
Chris Ruane voted against a reduction in housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 27 Feb 2013:
Chris Ruane voted against a housing benefit under-occupancy penalty.
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On 8 Jan 2013:
Chris Ruane voted against capping proposed increases in working age benefits and tax credits at 1% potentially allowing them to rise by 2.2% in line with prices.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Chris Ruane acted as teller for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Clause 51 — Employment and Support Allowance for Those Ill or Disabled Since Their Youth
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Chris Ruane voted to require the housing cost element of universal credit to be sufficient to cover the actual cost of housing for social tenants in cases where no offer of alternative accommodation has been made and the household has no more than one spare bedroom.
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On 19 Jan 2011:
Chris Ruane voted to call on the Government to keep the education maintenance allowance (EMA) in England.
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On 19 Jan 2011:
Chris Ruane voted against the Government reforms to arrangements for supporting students aged 16-19.
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On 9 Nov 2010:
Chris Ruane voted against reducing housing benefit for those who have been on Jobseekers Allowance for over a year.
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