Social Welfare Bill 2000

Public bill · Government · Presented

Raises many social welfare and child benefit rates, increases family income limits, and improves rules for assessing income, savings and property. It introduces a new contributory carer’s benefit, including a yearly respite-care grant, and a £1,000 grant for widowed parents with children. It also extends some payments after a death, improves pension entitlements, allows limited sharing of public-service information, and changes health contribution and occupational pension rules.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Social Welfare Acts and Section 7A of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 and the Pensions Act, 1990

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