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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.
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| 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. |
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| Citation | 2009 c. 24 |
| Introduced by | James Purnell, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions |
| Territorial extent | England & Wales and Scotland (mainly) |
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| Royal assent | 12 November 2009 |
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| Revised text of statute as amended | |
See also
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edit- Nicholas Wikeley. "Welfare Reform Act 2009". Current Law Statutes Annotated 2009. Sweet & Maxwell. Thomson Reuters. 2010. Volume 2. Chapter 24. pp 24-1 to 24-126.
- "Welfare Reform Act 2009". Halsbury's Statutes of England and Wales. Fourth Edition. LexisNexis. Current Statutes Service.
- Clements and Thompson. "Welfare Reform Act 2009 and the Right to Control Pilot Schemes". Community Care And The Law. Fifth Edition. Legal Action Group. 2011. p 161.
- ^ This short title is given by section 62 of the Act.
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