MPs debate motions on social security and the state pension
8 February 2016 (updated on 8 February 2016)
MPs debated motions to approve the draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2016, and the draft State Pension (Amendment) Regulations 2016 in the House of Commons on Monday 8 February 2016.
MPs approved both the draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2016 and the draft State Pension (Amendment) Regulations 2016 without a division.
Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2016
The draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2016 was laid before Parliament on 25 January 2016.
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Benefits policy
- Read the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2016 (external website)
State Pension (Amendment) Regulations 2016
The draft State Pension (Amendment) Regulations 2016 were laid before Parliament on 18 January 2016.
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Pensions
- Read the State Pension (Amendment) Regulation 2016 (external website)
Related information
House of Commons Library analysis
The House of Commons Library produces briefing papers to inform MPs and their staff of key issues. The papers contain factual information and a range of opinions on each subject, and aim to be politically impartial. The Library has published briefing papers on the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2016 and the State Pension (Amendment) Regulation 2016.
- Commons Library briefing paper: Welfare Reform and Work Bill [2015-16]
- Commons Library briefing paper: 2016 benefits uprating
- Commons Library briefing paper: State pension uprating
Statutory Instruments
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The original Act (also known as primary legislation) would have provisions that allow for future delegated legislation to alter the law to differing degrees.
These changes range from the technical, like altering the level of a fine, to fleshing out Acts with greater detail; often an Act contains only a broad framework of its purpose and more complex content is added through delegated legislation.
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