UK Independence Party (UKIP)

What they say Source: Manifesto

UKIP says out-of-work benefit support should be capped at no more than two years in any five-year period and five years in fifteen.

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We take the view that not more than two years’ unemployment support within a five-year period is reasonable and not more than five years support in fifteen.

What this could mean for you

This would apply to you if: receiving a means-tested benefit.

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UKIP pledged to abolish inheritance tax.

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To that end we would abolish inheritance tax.

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UKIP states it opposes the ban on no-fault evictions.

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The Party opposes the ban on no fault evictions.

What this could mean for you

This would apply to you if: renting.

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UKIP pledged to drop any requirement on developers to build affordable homes.

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The Party will drop any requirement to build affordable homes.

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UKIP pledged that foreign nationals will be charged for using the NHS, with non-payment resulting in deportation and seizure of assets.

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Foreigners will be charged for using the NHS. Non-payment results in immediate deportation, with any assets, such as smartphones or laptops, in the UK seized to pay for the treatment.

What this could mean for you

This would apply to you if: someone is on a visa or seeking asylum.

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UKIP pledged a separate emergency mental health department in hospitals for people experiencing mental health emergencies.

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The Party would introduce a new emergency mental health department in hospitals to treat those with mental health emergencies seperately from those involved in accidents or who have a serious illnesss.

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UKIP pledged to reverse the removal of charitable status from private schools.

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The Party will reverse the decision to remove charitable status from private schools.

What this could mean for you

This would apply to you if: there are children.

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UKIP pledged to let universities set their own tuition fees, regulated by the market.

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The Party will allow universities to set their own fees and allow the market to regulate the amount each university charges.

What this could mean for you

This would apply to you if: at university.

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UKIP pledged to remove the Climate Levy from household fuel bills, which it says would reduce them by one fifth, and to end the £19bn of public spending on climate change and subsidies for renewables.

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The Party will cut the Climate Levy from household fuel bills thereby reducing them by one fifth, and will scrap the £19bn of public expenditure on climate change and remove subsidies from renewable power sources.

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UKIP pledged to repeal the Climate Change Act and withdraw from the Paris Agreement.

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As such, we will repeal the Climate Change Act and withdraw from the Paris Agreement.

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UKIP pledged to remove all Low Emission and Ultra Low Emission Zones, and the planters and bollards that close streets to through traffic.

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We will remove all Low Emission Zones, and Ultra Low Emission Zones, and remove planters and bollards which have turned streets into dead ends.

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UKIP pledged to return all bus and cycle lanes to general traffic.

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The Party will return to general use all bus and cycle lanes.

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UKIP pledged to raise the motorway speed limit to 85mph where road conditions and weather permit.

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We propose to raise this limit on motorways to 85mph, where road conditions and weather permit.

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UKIP pledged to close the asylum system permanently and treat all irregular entry by sea or air as illegal immigration.

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We will simply close the asylum system permanently. All irregular entry by sea and air, without prior consent, shall be treated in law as illegal immigration, and perpetrators will be viewed as criminals.

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UKIP pledged a £500 reward to British citizens for each illegal migrant they correctly identify, paid on arrest.

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In order to assist with ensuring their swift detainment and deportation, the Party would offer a reward of £500 per illegal migrant correctly identified by British citizens, which would be paid upon their arrest and identification.

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UKIP pledged a full review of sentencing for sex offenders and increased sentences for rape and other sexual offences.

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The Party will carry out a full review of sentencing of sex offenders and increase sentences for those convicted of rape or other sexual offences.

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UKIP pledged a referendum on capital punishment.

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The Party will hold a referendum on capital punishment (The Death Penatly).

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UKIP pledged to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP.

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The Party will increase defence spending to 5% of our national GDP, in an effort to increase employment, develop national skills, improve community cohesion and re-industrialise areas across the United Kingdom.

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UKIP pledged to trigger Article 16 to scrap the Northern Ireland Protocol.

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The UK will trigger Article 16 as a means of scrapping the Protocol to reinstate the position of Northern Ireland as a part of the United Kingdom.

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UKIP pledged to repeal the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, with civil partnerships conferring similar administrative rights.

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In recognition of the importance of marriage to society, as the bedrock of family, the Party will repeal the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013. Civil partnerships for homosexuals should confer similar rights in terms of power of attorney and administrative affairs, but same-sex partnerships are not equal to marriage for the purposes of biological reproduction.

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UKIP pledged to repeal the Gender Recognition Act and end NHS provision of gender reassignment surgery or treatment.

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The Party will repeal the Gender Recognition Act. The NHS will not offer gender reassignment surgery or treatments of any kind.