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Controversial welfare bill passes final Commons stage - but only after another concession
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 9 – The Bill includes benefit cuts and freezes for some claimants, passing by a majority of 94 despite opposition from 37 Labour backbenchers, with further scrutiny pending in the House of Lords.
- The Universal Credit Bill cleared the House of Commons with a 336-242 vote, surviving a backbench rebellion.
- Leading up to the vote, the government proposed cuts to PIP and UC health claims, but shelved PIP reforms at the last minute and froze LCW until 2030.
- Analysis estimates 750,000 people will lose around £3,000 annually by 2030 due to benefit cuts, with the government winning a 336-242 vote margin.
- The bill moves to the House of Lords, affecting nearly a million young people and risking 50,000 pulled from poverty, due to benefit cuts and reforms.
- Under current rules, the Bill will become law within a month, with peers blocked from amendments, and the PIP review scheduled for next autumn with changes deferred until after.
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Here’s how MPs voted on the Universal Credit Bill
The Universal Credit Bill, which has undergone several concessions after pushback from MPs, has now cleared the House of Commons. In the final vote, MPs approved the bill by 336 votes to 242, a majority of 94 votes. Only Labour MPs and three independent MPs voted for the Bill. The bill is expected to be considered a money bill, which is a bill that relates to national taxation, public money or loans. A bill that is certified as a money bill a…
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