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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 1124

Welfare Cash Card Bill

[As Introduced]
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This bill proposes replacing the current way welfare benefits are paid with a system using special cash cards. Instead of bank transfers or other payment methods, people receiving benefits would receive funds on a card they can use to access their money, similar to a debit card.

Presented by Alec Shelbrooke.
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Official Ballot · Open Govt

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The people's count45 votes
67% Aye · 3033% No · 15
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Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading18 Dec 2012
  • 2nd reading
Welfare Cash Card Bill | Open Govt