Section 6A Meaning of “disqualifying benefit” and “sanctionable benefit” for purposes of sections 6B and 7F1

In this section and sections 6B and 7—

• “ disqualifying benefit ” means (subject to any regulations under section 10(1))—

  1. (za)

     F2any benefit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (universal credit) or under any provision having effect in Northern Ireland corresponding to that Part;

  2. (zb)

     F3state pension or a lump sum under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014 or under any provision in Northern Ireland which corresponds to that Part;

  3. (a)

     any benefit under the Jobseekers Act 1995 or the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;

  4. (b)

     any benefit under the State Pension Credit Act 2002 or the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002;

  5. (c)

     any benefit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 or Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance);

  6. (ca)

     F4any benefit under Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (personal independence payment) or under any provision in Northern Ireland which corresponds to that Part;

  7. (cb)

     F5bereavement support payment under section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014 or under any provision in Northern Ireland which corresponds to that section;

  8. (d)

     any benefit under the Social Security Contributions and Benefit Act 1992 or the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 other than—

     1. (i)

        maternity allowance;

     2. (ii)

        statutory sick pay and statutory maternity pay;

  9. (e)

     any war pension

  10. (f)

      F6child tax credit;

  11. (g)

      working tax credit

• “ sanctionable benefit ” means (subject to subsection (2) and to any regulations under section 10(1)) any disqualifying benefit other than—

  1. (a)

     joint-claim jobseeker's allowance;

  2. (aa)

     F7state pension or a lump sum under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2014;

  3. (b)

     any retirement pension;

  4. (c)

     graduated retirement benefit;

  5. (ca)

     F8personal independence payment;

  6. (d)

     disability living allowance

  7. (e)

     attendance allowance;

  8. (f)

     child benefit;

  9. (fa)

     F9child tax credit;

  10. (fb)

      working tax credit;

  11. (g)

      guardian's allowance;

  12. (h)

      a payment out of the social fund in accordance with Part 8 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;

  13. (i)

      a payment under Part 10 of that Act (Christmas bonuses).

In their application to Northern Ireland sections 6B and 7 shall have effect as if references to a sanctionable benefit were references only to a war pension.