A Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish annual calculations of benefit and tax credit rates that would be required for a representative household to afford to buy meals in accordance with the Eatwell Guide to eating healthily; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
2 November 2023
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This bill would require the government to publish each year how much benefits and tax credits a typical household would need to buy meals that follow the Eatwell Guide. It aims to show whether current benefit rates are enough to support healthy eating and to inform future policy. The proposal is at the very early stage of parliamentary consideration in the Commons.
The bill is at the 1st Reading stage in the Commons, with no further stages yet scheduled in the text provided.
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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.
