Regulation 21 Disqualification orders: meaning of “relevant benefit”

For the purposes of section 49 (disqualification orders), a “relevant benefit” is—

(a)

any “disqualifying benefit” within the meaning given in section 6A(1) of the Social Security Fraud Act 2001 M1; or

(b)

any benefit, payment, allowance, pension or credit made under the law of F1a prescribed state which is substantially similar in character to those specified in paragraph (a).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 21(b) substituted (22.7.2021) by The Childcare Payments (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/781), regs. 1, 3(8)

Marginal citations

M1: 2001 c. 11. Section 6A(1) was inserted by section 24 of the Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24) and amended by section 117(2) of, and paragraph 57 of Schedule 2 and paragraph 46 of Schedule 9 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5).