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
2 November 2023
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This Bill would stop Universal Credit claimants from being sanctioned for refusing work offered under a zero-hours contract. It would amend the Welfare Reform Act 2012 to ensure such refusals cannot trigger penalties. The aim is to protect claimants who need flexibility in work arrangements while maintaining other work-related rules.
The bill is at the 1st Reading stage in the House of Commons and has not yet moved to later stages such as Second Reading or committee scrutiny.
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20 Jun 2022
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
