This briefing for Welfare Reform Group members provides an update on the Welfare Reform Bill as it cleared Further Consideration stage early 2015.
Download (PDF 227.589 KiB)With NICVA and consortium partners, we address MLAs debating the Welfare Reform Bill at the Further Consideration stage. We outline our two priorities for change: the introduction of a statutory right to independent advice and a different approach to sanctions.
Download (PDF 408.199 KiB)This Welfare Reform Group briefing for the Assembly summarises key welfare reform issues for Northern Ireland and suggests how the Assembly might seek to address some of the most harmful impacts.
Download (PDF 140.776 KiB)We propose a number of legislative changes to the Social Development Committee that would address some of the most harmful impacts of the Welfare Reform Bill.
Download (PDF 141.906 KiB)This Welfare Reform Group briefing explains the parity principle in the context of social security.
Download (PDF 727.765 KiB)This Welfare Reform Group briefing to the Social Development Committee analyses the Welfare Reform Bill.
Download (PDF 520.792 KiB)This is a clause-by-clause analysis of the Welfare Reform Bill for the Social Development Committee.
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