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  Welfare Reform and Work Bill - Clause 14 - Universal Credit: Limited Capability for Work Element
  
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  @ MP voted no to remove the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
  @ MP voted aye to retain the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit.
  
  The majority of MPs voted to remove the "limited capability for work" element of Universal Credit. The impact of this would be a benefit cut of Â£123.62 per week those falling between the thresholds of "limited capability for work" and "limited capability for work and work-related activity".
  
  MPs were considering the Welfare Reform and Work Bill[1].
  
  The amendment rejected in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment 20, page 14, line 39, leave out Clause 14
  
  Clause 14 was titled ''Universal credit: limited capability for work element'' and stated:
  
  :In [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/5/section/12/enacted section 12(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012] (universal credit: particular needs or circumstances), omit paragraph (a).
  
  The sub-clause (a) in question listed "the fact that a claimant has limited capability for work" as a factor which may be used in the calculation of an award of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Credit universal credit].
  
  The amount of the limited capability for work was, at the time of the vote, set via [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111531938/regulation/36 Regulation 36 of the The Universal Credit Regulations 2013" at Â£123.62 per week.
  
  
  
  
  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/welfarereformandwork/documents.html Parliament's webpage on the Welfare Reform and Work Bill]
  
  
  
  
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