Welfare Reform Act 2009
Encyclopedia
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.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of the Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It reforms the law relating to social security benefits.
External links
- correction slip therto, to the Welfare Reform Act 2009 from the Office of Public Sector Information.