Legislative Bill · Broadlands
Failed

Welfare Benefits Act of 2021

Proposed by Progressive Reform · fronted by Genevieve Sinclair
Failing
blocked by Presidency
Opened
13 Apr 2021
Voting closes
12 Jun 2021
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
1 change

Rationale

Transitioning to unconditional benefits simplifies access, reduces poverty stigma, and ensures no one falls through cracks due to bureaucratic hurdles.

Proposed Changes

1

Welfare Conditionality
Previous law
Light conditions, few sanctions
Unconditional benefits

Timeline

  • Draft
    13 April 2021


  • Vote Open
    13 April 2021


  • Vote Closed
    12 June 2021


  • Did Not Become Law
    12 June 2021

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

House of Representatives

Passed
253Yes 127No 55Not voted 435 seats

For: 253 / 435 seats (58.2%)

Against: 127 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 55

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 66.6%)
Party Seats Vote
Free People Liberals 24 No
Homeland Union 103 No
Pax Americana 105 Yes
Progressive Reform Proposer 84 Yes
Socialist Broadlands Union Technocrats 29 Yes
Together - Worker's Alliance 35 Yes

Senate

Passed
58Yes 30No 12Not voted 100 seats

For: 58 / 100 seats (58.0%)

Against: 30 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 12

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 65.9%)
Party Seats Vote
Free People Liberals 6 No
Homeland Union 24 No
Pax Americana 24 Yes
Progressive Reform Proposer 19 Yes
Socialist Broadlands Union Technocrats 7 Yes
Together - Worker's Alliance 8 Yes
Empty seats 6 Not voted

Presidency

Failed
0Yes 1No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)
Party Seats Vote
Homeland Union 1 No

Voting record

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

Homeland Union
Voted April 28, 2021
No

“There should be some light conditions to receive welfare”

Free People Liberals
Voted April 15, 2021
No

“Not good. You people decreasing working age 16 and this is for just feed unconditional benefits? So youth people work and other ones lives free?”

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