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Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill (HC Bill 116)

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EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Work and Pensions in
conjunction with HM Treasury, are published separately as Bill 116—EN.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Secretary Iain Duncan Smith has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a)
of the Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill are compatible with
the Convention rights.

Contents

  1. 1. Up-rating of certain social security benefits for tax years 2014-15 and 2015-16

  2. 2. Up-rating of tax credits for tax years 2014-15 and 2015-16

  3. 3. Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent

    1. Schedule

      Meaning of the “relevant sums” and the “relevant amounts”

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