Social Security (Additional Payments) Act 2023

A vote to support means

• —Supporting this Act means backing extra payments to people receiving benefits like Universal Credit, Pension Credit, or Child Benefit. It aims to help struggling families and pensioners cope with rising costs of living and reduce financial hardship.

A vote to oppose means

• —Critics worry the Act is too expensive and adds to the national debt, question whether payments go to those who really need them, or argue the money could be better spent on long-term solutions like wages and jobs rather than temporary handouts.