Welfare Reform Bill
The Welfare Reform Bill was introduced on 14 January 2009 in the Commons and went through its Second Reading on 27 January 2009.
The Welfare Reform Bill proposes to reform the welfare and benefit system to improve support and incentives for people to move from benefits into work.
It contains measures to increase personal responsibility within the welfare system. It also proposes to encourage parental responsibility by introducing a requirement for joint birth registration and by amending the law relating to child support.
The Welfare Reform Bill also makes provision for:
- giving disabled people the right to control provision of services to them, in some cases through having the money to procure services themselves
- allowing for external provider involvement in services they think they can improve to help more people back into work, including delivery of Social Fund to help promote financial inclusion
- requiring drugs tests and compliance with a rehabilitation plan for problem users on Jobseeker’s Allowance or Employment and Support Allowance
- extending loss of benefit provision for benefit fraud, for failure to attend interviews, and for violence against staff
- streamlining the benefit system
- further strengthening enforcement powers of the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission through administrative withdrawal of passports and driving licences
- promoting parental responsibility through joint birth registration (England & Wales)
introducing Work for your Benefit.
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I am a British citizen who has moved back to England very recently after living in Italy for ten years. I always worked and paid taxes in Italy and also before leaving the UK. Four weeks ago I made a new claim for job seekers allowance which I was informed by the welfare rights, I am entitled to, but the DWP have denied my claim for this job seekers allowance and I have no income to live on. I have also been informed about an reciprocal agreement which was made between all european countries allowing all British citizens, who have worked and lived in europe, to claim job seekers allowance when they move back to the UK.
I feel that my Human rights have been dishonoured and I will therefore seek legal help. Is there anyway you could help me?
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Hi Nicola!
There are two types of Jobseekers Allowance. Contribution based and Income based. Contribution based (from the top of my head, could be wrong) is up to 6 months and depends on the National Insurance contributions – in this case as you were in Italy for 10 years you wouldn’t be entitled to it (regardless of any you paid before then).
Income based goes on for longer (i.e. no 6 month or so limit) and doesn’t require any N.I contributions. If you are in Great Britain, a British Citizen, are seeking work and available for work, and have capital under £16,000 you are perfectly entitled to claim.
Do you know which one you were applying for/denied for?
I obviously don’t know how rich you are (I would be surprised that anyone with over £10,000 in capital would bother signing on) and whether you declared anything which could potentially make you unavailable for work.
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From the Jobcentre Plus website:
If you prefer, you can email me on newdealscandal [at] live [dot] co [dot] uk
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The Welfare Reform Bill mentioned above is now law.
Welfare Reform Act 2009
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