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The Welfare Reform Act 2012 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom which makes changes to the rules concerning a number of benefits offered within the British social security system. It was enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 8 March 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Welfare reform )〕 Among the provisions of the Act are changes to housing benefit which came into force on 1 April 2013. These changes include an "under-occupancy penalty" which reduces the amount of benefit paid to claimants if they are deemed to have too much living space in the property they are renting.〔 Although the Act does not introduce any new direct taxes, the penalty for rooms classified as "spare bedrooms" has been characterised by the Labour Party and some in the media as the "Bedroom Tax", linking it with the public debate about the "Poll Tax" in the 1990s. Advocating the Act, the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that the changes would reduce welfare dependency and support working families. ==Act== The main elements of the legislation are:〔 * the introduction of Universal Credit * stronger penalties for fraud and error * new "claimant commitment" * phasing out of Disability Living Allowance and replacement with Personal Independence Payment * reform of Housing Benefit, including introduction of under-occupancy penalty, referred to by its opponents as a "bedroom tax".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bedroom tax )〕 * changes to the Social Fund, including greater power to local authorities * reform of Employment and Support Allowance * changes to child support 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Welfare Reform Act 2012」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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