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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Gordon Birtwistle almost always voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
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On 17 Jan 2014:
Gordon Birtwistle was absent for a vote on Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill
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On 21 Jan 2013:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle voted to cap 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:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle voted not to exclude child benefit from the benefit cap.
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On 1 Feb 2012:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform Bill — Third Reading
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On 13 Jun 2011:
Gordon Birtwistle voted against introducing a childcare element to Universal Credit.
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On 13 Jun 2011:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle 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 Jan 2015:
Gordon Birtwistle voted yes on Charter for Budget Responsibility: Autumn Statement 2014 Update
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On 26 Mar 2014:
Gordon Birtwistle was absent for a vote on Welfare Cap — Charter for Budget Responsibility
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On 25 Mar 2014:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Housing Benefit — Deductions for those deemed to have excess bedrooms
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On 12 Nov 2013:
Gordon Birtwistle was absent for a vote on Opposition Day — Housing Benefit — Deductions for Those Deemed to Have Excess Bedrooms
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On 27 Feb 2013:
Gordon Birtwistle voted in favour of a housing benefit under-occupancy penalty.
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On 8 Jan 2013:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle 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:
Gordon Birtwistle voted in favour of scrapping the education maintenance allowance (EMA) in England.
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On 19 Jan 2011:
Gordon Birtwistle voted to support the Government reforms to arrangements for supporting students aged 16-19.
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On 9 Nov 2010:
Gordon Birtwistle 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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