Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme (Report) Bill

Key Points

• Requires the Secretary of State to report to Parliament on the potential merits of disregarding payments from Ireland’s Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme for UK taxation, means-tested benefits and social care capital limits.
• The report would consider policy options and their potential effects before any rule changes.
• The measure concerns payments made under the Irish scheme and how they might interact with UK tax and welfare rules.
• The bill itself does not alter existing tax or benefit rules; it creates a parliamentary reporting requirement.
• Current stage is the 2nd reading in the House of Commons, originated there, and sponsored by Liam Conlon (Labour (Co‑op)).

Progress

The bill is at the 2nd reading in the Commons. If advanced, it would move to committee stage for detailed examination.