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 Skidmore almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
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On 2 Mar 2022:
Chris Skidmore voted to increase the rates of various tax credits and benefits, including Child Benefit, Working Tax Credits and related payments, by 3.1% in line with inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index.
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On 7 Feb 2022:
Chris Skidmore voted yes on draft Social Security Up-rating Order 2022
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On 10 Jan 2022:
Chris Skidmore voted yes on Welfare Cap
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On 2 Mar 2016:
Chris Skidmore voted against making the removal of the work-related activity component from employment and support allowance conditional on an impact assessment and against requiring Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
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On 2 Mar 2016:
Chris Skidmore voted against making the removal of the limited capability for work element of universal credit conditional on an impact assessment and against requiring Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
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On 23 Feb 2016:
Chris Skidmore voted to remove the "work-related activity component" from the Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 23 Feb 2016:
Chris Skidmore voted to remove the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Chris Skidmore voted in favour of reducing the amount people are paid in tax credits.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Chris Skidmore voted to remove the "work-related activity component" from the Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Chris Skidmore voted to remove the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Chris Skidmore voted to reduce the household benefit cap, to freeze the rate of many working-age benefits, to reduce social rents in England and for other changes to the benefits system.
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On 15 Sep 2015:
Chris Skidmore voted to reduce the amounts people are paid in tax credits.
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On 20 Jul 2015:
Chris Skidmore voted to reduce the household benefit cap, to freeze the rate of many working-age benefits, to reduce social rents in England and for other changes to the benefits system.
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On 20 Jul 2015:
Chris Skidmore voted to reduce the household benefit cap, to freeze the rate of many working-age benefits, to reduce social rents in England and for other changes to the benefits system.
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On 14 Jul 2015:
Chris Skidmore voted in favour of the Summer 2015 budget which, among other measures, increased the minimum wage, replaced student maintenance grants with loans and cut tax credits.
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On 17 Jan 2014:
Chris Skidmore was absent for a vote on Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill
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On 21 Jan 2013:
Chris Skidmore voted to set 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 Skidmore voted to cap any increase in specified benefits payments and tax credits at 1% rather allow them to be increased by 2.2% in line with prices.
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On 21 Jan 2013:
Chris Skidmore voted to cap any increase in specified benefits payments and tax credits at 1% rather than allow them to increase by 2.2% in line with prices.
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On 8 Jan 2013:
Chris Skidmore voted to cap 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 Skidmore was absent for a vote on Draft Benefit Cap (Housing Benefit) Regulations 2012 — Individual Benefits Cap
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On 24 Oct 2012:
Chris Skidmore voted to introduce under-occupation criteria applying to housing benefit for working age claimants in the social rented sector and to set the rates of Local Housing Allowance which applies to private rented accommodation.
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On 21 Feb 2012:
Chris Skidmore voted not to add proposed exclusions from a reduction in housing benefits due to being deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Chris Skidmore voted not to increase the time people can receive contribution based ESA from one year to at least 730 days.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Chris Skidmore voted not to make an exception for those with a cancer diagnosis or undergoing cancer treatment from the 365 day limit on receiving contribution based Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Chris Skidmore voted not to exclude child benefit from the benefit cap.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Chris Skidmore voted not 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 Skidmore voted to move 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 Skidmore voted to introduce Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and to restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 13 Jun 2011:
Chris Skidmore voted against introducing a childcare element to Universal Credit.
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On 13 Jun 2011:
Chris Skidmore voted against a proposal to exclude up to fifty thousand pounds in an ISA from the assessment of capital used to determine if someone in work is eligible for Universal Credit.
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On 9 Mar 2011:
Chris Skidmore voted to introduce Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and to restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 9 Mar 2011:
Chris Skidmore voted to introduce Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payments and to restrict housing benefit for those in social housing deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 18 May 2022:
Chris Skidmore voted not to express support for a series of policy proposals put forward by the leader of the Scottish National Party Ian Blackford MP. The policies in question were: protecting workers' rights, doing more in respect of the cost of living and climate change; increasing benefits; imposing windfall taxes; retaining existing EU derived law and retaining the existing Human Rights Act.
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On 24 Jan 2022:
Chris Skidmore was absent for a vote on Cost of Living Increases — Income — Poverty — Universal Credit — Energy Payment — Child Payments
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On 10 Jan 2022:
Chris Skidmore voted to balance the national budget, reduce public sector debt, ensure public sector investment does not exceed 3% of GDP, and to keep spending on welfare under the cap set.
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On 21 Sep 2021:
Chris Skidmore voted for rising prices, lower benefits, and higher taxes particularly for low and middle income workers.
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On 15 Sep 2021:
Chris Skidmore was absent for a vote on Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit
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On 23 Feb 2021:
Chris Skidmore was absent for a vote on Government's Management of the Economy
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On 18 Jan 2021:
Chris Skidmore was absent for a vote on Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit
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On 16 Nov 2016:
Chris Skidmore voted in favour of reductions to the work allowance element of universal credit and reductions to employment and support allowance and against analysing how changes impact those in different incomes.
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On 20 Jul 2016:
Chris Skidmore voted for cuts in housing benefit for recipients in supported housing.
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On 20 Jul 2016:
Chris Skidmore voted for reducing public borrowing and for capping welfare spending.
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On 8 Jun 2016:
Chris Skidmore voted for reductions in benefits for disabled and ill claimants required to participate in activities intended to increase their chances of obtaining work.
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On 26 May 2016:
Chris Skidmore voted in favour of repealing the Human Rights Act 1998; against plans to save the steel industry including fast-tracking infrastructure projects requiring large amounts of steel; and against a principle of the Government not borrowing to fund day-to-day spending.
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On 27 Jan 2016:
Chris Skidmore was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Application of Housing Benefit Cuts to Supported Housing
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On 6 Jan 2016:
Chris Skidmore voted in favour of cutting universal credit benefits for many people in paid work
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On 18 Nov 2015:
Chris Skidmore was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — The Economy — Tax Credits — Investment in Science, Technology and Green Jobs
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Chris Skidmore voted against a transitional scheme to protect those currently receiving tax credits as reductions in the amounts paid are brought in.
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On 20 Oct 2015:
Chris Skidmore voted in favour of an impending reduction in the amount people are paid in tax credits.
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On 14 Oct 2015:
Chris Skidmore voted for reducing public borrowing and in favour of capping welfare spending.
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On 4 Jun 2015:
Chris Skidmore voted in favour of proposed spending cuts and changes to the welfare system and in favour of spending on new nuclear weapons.
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On 13 Jan 2015:
Chris Skidmore voted yes on Charter for Budget Responsibility: Autumn Statement 2014 Update
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On 26 Mar 2014:
Chris Skidmore voted to cap the overall amount the state spends on welfare each year.
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On 25 Mar 2014:
Chris Skidmore voted to approve the March 2014 budget, increasing the personal income tax allowance, reducing corporation tax, capping welfare spending, reducing alcohol duties and more.
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On 11 Feb 2014:
Chris Skidmore voted not to halt further spending and welfare cuts and not to investigate the impact of austerity measures on the incidence of poverty and inequality.
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On 12 Nov 2013:
Chris Skidmore voted in favour of reducing housing benefit for those deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 12 Nov 2013:
Chris Skidmore voted for a reduction in housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 27 Feb 2013:
Chris Skidmore voted in favour of a housing benefit under-occupancy penalty.
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On 8 Jan 2013:
Chris Skidmore voted in favour of capping any increase in working age benefits and tax credits at 1% rather than potentially allowing them to rise by 2.2% in line with prices.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Chris Skidmore voted against those who have been ill or disabled since their youth recieving Employment and Support Allowance on the same basis as if they had made sufficient National Insurance contributions to qualify for a contribution based allowance.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Chris Skidmore voted not to require the housing cost element of universal credit 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 Skidmore voted in favour of scrapping the education maintenance allowance (EMA) in England.
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On 19 Jan 2011:
Chris Skidmore voted to support the Government reforms to arrangements for supporting students aged 16-19.
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On 9 Nov 2010:
Chris Skidmore voted in support of government plans to reduce housing benefit for those who have been on Jobseekers Allowance for over a year.
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