Welfare reform: annual report 2018
This report discusses recent UK Government reforms of the welfare system and the effects of these reforms on people in Scotland.
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6. ANNEX I
Glossary
2CL – The Two Child Limit, which removed the ability for most families to claim Universal Credit or Tax Credits for more than two children if the child was born after 6 April 2017.
AHC – After Housing Costs
APA - Alternative Payment Arrangements
CTB – Council Tax Benefit
CTR – Council Tax Reduction
DHP – Discretionary Housing Payments
DLA – Disability Living Allowance
DWP – Department for Work and Pensions
EHRC – Equality and Human Rights Commission
ESA – Employment and Support Allowance. May be income-related or contributory.
GDP – Gross Domestic Product
HB – Housing Benefit
HMRC – Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
IS – Income Support
JSA – Jobseeker’s allowance. May be income-based ( IB) or contributions-based ( CB).
LHA – Local Housing Allowance
MIF – Minimum Income Floor
OBR – Office for Budget Responsibility
PIP – Personal Independence Payment
RF – Resolution Foundation
SDP – Severe Disability Premium
SE – Surplus Earnings
SSAC – Social Security Advisory Committee
SWF – Scottish Welfare Fund
TC – Tax Credits. May be Child Tax Credits ( CTC) or Working Tax Credits ( WTC).
TP - Transitional Protection
UC – Universal Credit
WRAG – Work-Related Activity Group
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