Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 3414
A Bill to make provision about additional payments to recipients of means-tested benefits, tax credits and disability benefits.
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Sponsor: Department for Work and Pensions
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In plain English
2) BILL EXPLANATORY NOTES 2) Bill as brought from the House of Commons on 7 March 2023 ( . Specifically, it provides for three separate payments totalling up to £900 for claimants receiving a payment of a means-tested benefit, and a payment of £150 for claimants receiving a payment of a qualifying disability benefit.
Policy background 3 The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a package of measures as part of his Autumn statement on 17 November 2022 to support households with the rising cost of living. This includes cost of living payments (known as ‘additional payments’ in this Bill) for the most vulnerable households at a total cost of around £8.6 billion in 23/24.
These payments will be delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC but this will require data sharing in order to prevent duplication of payments or avoid people missing out on payments.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: 2) BILL EXPLANATORY NOTES 2) Bill as brought from the House of Commons on 7 March 2023 ( . Specifically, it provides for three separate payments totalling up to £900 for claimants receiving a payment of a means-tested benefit, and a payment of £150 for claimants receiving a payment of a qualifying disability benefit.. The people who would notice most are: Policy background 3 The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a package of measures as part of his Autumn statement on 17 November 2022 to support households with the rising cost of living. This includes cost of living payments (known as ‘additional payments’ in this Bill) for the most vulnerable households at a total cost of around £8.6 billion in 23/24.. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: These payments will be delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HMRC but this will require data sharing in order to prevent duplication of payments or avoid people missing out on payments..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
2) BILL EXPLANATORY NOTES 2) Bill as brought from the House of Commons on 7 March 2023 ( . Specifically, it provides for three separate payments totalling up to £900 for claimants receiving a payment of a means-tested benefit, and a payment of £150 for claimants receiving a payment of a qualifying disability benefit.
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by Department for Work and Pensions.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2023 became law. The official papers we read covered most of the Green Book five cases with concrete detail. That does not prove the outcome was “right” — it means the case on paper was relatively complete for accountability scrutiny.
Strategic: 2) BILL EXPLANATORY NOTES 2) Bill as brought from the House of Commons on 7 March 2023 ( . Specifically, it provides for three separate payments totalling up to £900 for claimants receiving a payment of a means-tested benefit, and a payment of £150 for claimants receiving a payment of a qualifying disability benefit.
Economic: Specifically, it provides for three separate payments totalling up to £900 for claimants receiving a payment of a means-tested benefit, and a payment of £150 for claimants receiving a payment of a qualifying disability benefit. The Act aims to: • make provision for the Secretary of State or His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to make three means-tested additional payments amounting to up to £900 to an eligible person who has a qualifying entitlement to social security benefits or tax credits and sets out the specific qualifying social security benefits or tax credits; • make provision for the Secretary of State to make a £150 disability additional payment to an eligible individual and sets out the specific qualifying disability benefits; • ensure that no account is taken of an additional payment in considering a person’s liability to tax; and • allow for data sharing to take place between HMRC and the Secretary of State to enable accurate additional payments to be made securely.
Commercial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say how this would be bought, contracted or put in place.
Financial: Policy background 3 The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a package of measures as part of his Autumn statement on 17 November 2022 to support households with the rising cost of living. The Government will make payments of up to £900 to households in receipt of means-tested benefits at a total cost to the Exchequer of around £7.5 billion in 2023/24.
Management: Section 34 of the Scotland Act 2016 is modified to allow data sharing between DWP and the Scottish Ministers. Specifically, subsection (1) provides for the Secretary of State to make payments to a person with a qualifying entitlement to a social security benefit in respect of the first qualifying day for the first payment, the second qualifying day for the second payment and the third qualifying day for the third payment.
This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2024-08-12
Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2022
Same policy area (“Welfare / social security”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2021-12-15
Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Act 2021
Same policy area (“Welfare / social security”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2020-11-24
Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Act 2020
Same policy area (“Welfare / social security”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2022-10-26
Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Act 2022
Same policy area (“Welfare / social security”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2021-03-12
Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020
Same policy area (“Welfare / social security”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.