A Bill to amend the Welfare Reform Act 2012 to provide that a Universal Credit claimant may not be sanctioned for refusing work on a zero hours contract; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
5 May 2022
This bill would stop Universal Credit claimants from being sanctioned if they refuse a job offered on a zero hours contract. It would amend the Welfare Reform Act 2012 to create this exemption and make related changes to the sanctions regime, protecting claimants who cannot commit to irregular hours from losing support.
The bill is at the Second Reading in the House of Commons, where its general principles are being considered. It has not yet moved to Committee stage or to the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
