Short Title: | Welfare Reform Act 2009[1] |
Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Long Title: | An Act to amend the law relating to social security; to make provision enabling disabled people to be given greater control over the way in which certain public services are provided for them; to amend the law relating to child support; to make provision about the registration of births; and for connected purposes. |
Statute Book Chapter: | 2009 c. 24 |
Introduced By: | James Purnell, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
Territorial Extent: | England & Wales and Scotland (mainly) |
Royal Assent: | 12 November 2009 |
Original Text: | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/24/enacted |
Revised Text: | http://www.legislation.gov.uk//ukpga/2009/24/ |
Legislation History: | http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2008-09/welfarereform.html |
The Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It reforms the law relating to social security benefits.