Legislative Bill · Avalon
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Welfare Work Requirement Act of 2019

Proposed by Frontline · fronted by Edmund Smith
Failing
in the Parliament
Opened
7 Sep 2019
Voting closes
6 Nov 2019
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
1 change

Rationale

Mandatory work-for-benefits incentivizes employment, reduces welfare dependency, and ensures public funds support active participation in the economy for mutual benefit.

Proposed Changes

1

Welfare Conditionality
Previous law
Light conditions, few sanctions
Mandatory work-for-benefits

Timeline

  • Draft
    7 September 2019


  • Vote Open
    7 September 2019


  • Vote Closed
    6 November 2019


  • Did Not Become Law
    6 November 2019

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Parliament

Failed
22Yes 49No 29Not voted 100 seats

For: 22 / 100 seats (22.0%)

Against: 49 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 29

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 31.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Alliance Of Liberals And Democrats 10 No
Centrist Zone 22 Yes
Democratic Group 14 No
Frontline Proposer 0 Yes
Left Alliance 15 No
The Gaia Syndicate 10 No

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Centrist Zone
Voted Oct. 1, 2019
Yes

“This ensures public funds support active participation in the economy for mutual benefit. People benefit by getting a job and being able to sustain themselves too”

No

“There is a myriad of reasons why someone may not be able to carry out work for benefits. It is a wholly impractical policy which doesn't take into account the unique needs of individual people, and casts a very unfair, pessimistic view of those people who need to receive benefits.”

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