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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Steve Reed almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
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On 18 May 2022:
Steve Reed was absent for a vote on Programme for Government — Workers' Rights — Cost of Living — Climate — Benefits — Windfall Tax — Devolution — Human Rights
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On 2 Mar 2022:
Steve Reed was absent for a vote on Draft Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2022
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On 7 Feb 2022:
Steve Reed was absent for a vote on Social Security and Pensions
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On 24 Jan 2022:
Steve Reed 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:
Steve Reed voted against balancing the national budget, against reducing public sector debt, against ensuring public sector investment does not exceed 3% of GDP, and against keeping spending on welfare under the cap set.
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On 10 Jan 2022:
Steve Reed was absent for a vote on Welfare Cap
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On 21 Sep 2021:
Steve Reed voted against rising prices, lower benefits, and higher taxes particularly for low and middle income workers.
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On 15 Sep 2021:
Steve Reed voted in favour of continuing paying an additional twenty pounds a week to those on Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit beyond April 2021; the additional sum had been introduced for one year in April 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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On 23 Feb 2021:
Steve Reed voted for a new partnership between an active state and enterprising business, to continue a COVID-19 related uplift in Universal Credit, to reverse the public sector worker pay freeze, for extra funding for councils to prevent council tax rises, and to establish a "British Recovery Bond" to enable people to invest via a scheme providing loans to new businesses.
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On 18 Jan 2021:
Steve Reed voted in favour of continuing paying an additional twenty pounds a week to those on Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit beyond April 2021; the additional sum had been introduced for one year in April 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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On 16 Nov 2016:
Steve Reed was absent for a vote on Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance — Analysis of Impact of Changes on Those with Different Incomes
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On 20 Jul 2016:
Steve Reed voted not to cut housing benefit for recipients in supported housing.
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On 20 Jul 2016:
Steve Reed voted against reducing public borrowing and against capping welfare spending.
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On 8 Jun 2016:
Steve Reed voted against 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:
Steve Reed voted against repealing the Human Rights Act 1998; for plans to save the steel industry including fast-tracking infrastructure projects requiring large amounts of steel; and for a principle of the Government not borrowing to fund day-to-day spending.
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On 2 Mar 2016:
Steve Reed voted to make the removal of the work-related activity component from employment and support allowance conditional on an impact assessment and to require Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
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On 2 Mar 2016:
Steve Reed voted to make the removal of the limited capability for work element of universal credit conditional on an impact assessment and to require Parliament to approve details of implementing the change.
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On 23 Feb 2016:
Steve Reed voted to retain the "work-related activity component" in the Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 23 Feb 2016:
Steve Reed voted to retain the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
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On 27 Jan 2016:
Steve Reed voted against planned housing benefit cuts applying to those in supported housing.
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On 6 Jan 2016:
Steve Reed voted against cutting universal credit benefits for many people in paid work
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On 18 Nov 2015:
Steve Reed voted against proposed cuts to tax credits and for investment aimed at growing a productive economy focused on science, technology and green jobs.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Steve Reed voted against reducing the amount people are paid in tax credits.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Steve Reed voted for a transitional scheme to protect those currently receiving tax credits as reductions in the amounts paid are brought in.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Steve Reed voted to retain the "work-related activity component" in the Employment and Support Allowance.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Steve Reed voted to retain the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
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On 27 Oct 2015:
Steve Reed voted against reducing the household benefit cap, against freezing the rate of many working-age benefits, against reducing social rents in England and against other changes to the benefits system.
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On 20 Oct 2015:
Steve Reed voted against an impending reduction in the amount people are paid in tax credits.
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On 14 Oct 2015:
Steve Reed voted against reducing public borrowing and against capping welfare spending.
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On 15 Sep 2015:
Steve Reed voted against reducing the amounts people are paid in tax credits.
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On 20 Jul 2015:
Steve Reed voted against reducing the household benefit cap, against freezing the rate of many working-age benefits, against reducing social rents in England and against other changes to the benefits system.
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On 20 Jul 2015:
Steve Reed was absent for a vote on Welfare Reform and Work Bill — Second Reading
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On 14 Jul 2015:
Steve Reed voted against 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 4 Jun 2015:
Steve Reed was absent for a vote on Queen's Speech — Spending Cuts, Welfare Changes and Trident
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On 13 Jan 2015:
Steve Reed voted yes on Charter for Budget Responsibility: Autumn Statement 2014 Update
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On 26 Mar 2014:
Steve Reed voted to cap the overall amount the state spends on welfare each year.
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On 25 Mar 2014:
Steve Reed 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:
Steve Reed 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 17 Jan 2014:
Steve Reed voted not to restrict the entitlement of non-UK citizens from the European Union and the European Economic Area to UK taxpayer-funded benefits.
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On 12 Nov 2013:
Steve Reed voted against reducing housing benefit for those deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 12 Nov 2013:
Steve Reed voted against a reduction in housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms.
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On 27 Feb 2013:
Steve Reed voted against a housing benefit under-occupancy penalty.
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On 21 Jan 2013:
Steve Reed 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:
Steve Reed 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:
Steve Reed 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:
Steve Reed 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 8 Jan 2013:
Steve Reed voted against capping any increase discretionary working age benefits and tax credits at 1% in 2014-15 and 2015-16
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