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Welfare Reform Act 2012

2012 c. 5 · Enacted 8 March 2012 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Sch. 12 para. 5repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 71repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 8
s. 72repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 8
s. 50(1)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 52(2)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 58(2)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 59repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 69repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 105(5)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 106(3)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 111repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 131(3)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 131(7)(a)(i)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 131(9)(a)(i)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 131(11)(d)-(f)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 131(12)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 7 para. 3repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 7 para. 10(2)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 9 para. 18repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 9 para. 22repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 9 para. 26repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 9 para. 27repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 11 para. 12-14repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 106(2)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 8
s. 106(4)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 8
s. 120(5)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 12
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/2846The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 art. 3 4 7 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/209The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 art. 3 4 8 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 art. 3 4 11 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 art. 3-5 10 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/2657The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 art. 4-6 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 art. 5 9 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 art. 4 6-12 14 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 art. 3 7 8 13 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 art. 3-12 15 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2016/596The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016 art. 17
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634, art. 7(2)The Social Security (Restrictions on Amounts for Children and Qualifying Young Persons) Amendment Regulations 2017 reg. 4
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/983, art. 5A(1), 6(1)The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and 21 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2017 art. 2
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33, art. 6(11)The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and 21 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2017 art. 3
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/209The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11, 13, 16, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 art. 10 16 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/1511The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11, 13, 16, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 art. 5 13 14 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11, 13, 16, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 art. 3-9 11 12 17 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11, 13, 16, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 art. 3-7 9 12 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/2657The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11, 13, 16, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 art. 13 15 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 art. 3 4 6-9 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 art. 5 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 art. 3 4 6-9 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/1583The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 29 and Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 art. 5 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 29 and Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 art. 5 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 29 and Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 art. 3-5 7-9 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 29 and Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017 art. 3-9 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/983The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 21 and 23 (Amendment), Commencement No. 11, 13, 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 (Modification), Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2018 art. 3
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 21 and 23 (Amendment), Commencement No. 11, 13, 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 (Modification), Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2018 art. 6
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 21 and 23 (Amendment), Commencement No. 11, 13, 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 (Modification), Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2018 art. 6
specified provision(s)modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2018 art. 5
specified provision(s)modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2014/1583The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2018 art. 3 Sch.
specified provision(s)modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2018 art. 3 Sch.
specified provision(s)modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2018 art. 3 Sch.
specified provision(s)modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2018 art. 3 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019 reg. 3(2)
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/983The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019 reg. 3(1)
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019 reg. 3(3)
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/983The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 32 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2019 art. 5(2)
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 32 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2019 art. 5(4)
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 32 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2019 art. 5(3)
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 31 and Savings and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 21 and 23 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2019 art. 5
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 31 and Savings and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 21 and 23 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2019 art. 5
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2019/37The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 31 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2019 art. 2
An Act to make provision for universal credit and personal independence payment; to make other provision about social security and tax credits; to make provision about the functions of the registration service, child support maintenance and the use of jobcentres; to establish the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission and otherwise amend the Child Poverty Act 2010; and for connected purposes.[8th March 2012]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—C1C2C3

Annotations to the whole text

Modifications

C1

Act modified (24.7.2020) by The Universal Credit (Northern Ireland Reciprocal Arrangements) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/677), regs. 1, 2, Sch.

C2

Act modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Gibraltar) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/149), art. 2

C3

Act modified (S.) (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending S.S.I.) by The Social Security (Gibraltar) (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) (Further provision in respect of Scotland) Order 2024 (S.S.I. 2024/62), art. 2

Contents

  1. Part 1: Universal credit
  2. Chapter 1: Entitlement and awards
  3. Introductory
  4. 1Universal credit
  5. 2Claims
  6. Entitlement
  7. 3Entitlement
  8. 4Basic conditions
  9. 5Financial conditions
  10. 6Restrictions on entitlement
  11. Awards
  12. 7Basis of awards
  13. 8Calculation of awards
  14. Elements of an award
  15. 9Standard allowance
  16. 10Responsibility for children and young persons
  17. 11Housing costs
  18. 12Other particular needs or circumstances
  19. Chapter 2: Claimant responsibilities
  20. Introductory
  21. 13Work-related requirements: introductory
  22. 14Claimant commitment
  23. Work-related requirements
  24. 15Work-focused interview requirement
  25. 16Work preparation requirement
  26. 17Work search requirement
  27. 18Work availability requirement
  28. Application of work-related requirements
  29. 19Claimants subject to no work-related requirements
  30. 20Claimants subject to work-focused interview requirement only
  31. 21Claimants subject to work preparation requirement
  32. 22Claimants subject to all work-related requirements
  33. Work-related requirements: supplementary
  34. 23Connected requirements
  35. 24Imposition of requirements
  36. 25Compliance with requirements
  37. Reduction of benefit
  38. 26Higher-level sanctions
  39. 27Other sanctions
  40. 28Hardship payments
  41. Administration
  42. 29Delegation and contracting out
  43. Chapter 3: Supplementary and general
  44. Supplementary and consequential
  45. 30Supplementary regulation-making powers
  46. 31Supplementary and consequential amendments
  47. 32Power to make supplementary and consequential provision etc
  48. Universal credit and other benefits
  49. 33Abolition of benefits
  50. 34Universal credit and state pension credit Not yet in force
  51. 35Universal credit and working-age benefits
  52. 36Migration to universal credit
  53. General
  54. 37Capability for work or work-related activity
  55. 38Information
  56. 39Couples
  57. 40Interpretation of Part 1
  58. Regulations
  59. 41Pilot schemes
  60. 42Regulations: general
  61. 43Regulations: procedure
  62. Part 2: Working-age benefits
  63. Chapter 1: Jobseeker's allowance
  64. Claimant responsibilities for interim period
  65. 44Claimant commitment for jobseeker's allowance
  66. 45Interviews
  67. 46Sanctions
  68. 47Procedure for regulation-making powers
  69. 48Consequential amendments
  70. Claimant responsibilities after introduction of universal credit
  71. 49Claimant responsibilities for jobseeker's allowance
  72. Chapter 2: Employment and support allowance
  73. Conditions of entitlement
  74. 50Dual entitlement
  75. 51Period of entitlement to contributory allowance
  76. 52Further entitlement after time-limiting
  77. 53Condition relating to youth
  78. Claimant responsibilities for interim period
  79. 54Claimant commitment for employment and support allowance
  80. 55Work experience etc
  81. 56Hardship payments
  82. Claimant responsibilities after introduction of universal credit
  83. 57Claimant responsibilities for employment and support allowance
  84. Chapter 3: Income support
  85. 58Entitlement of lone parents to income support etc
  86. 59Claimant commitment for income support Not yet in force
  87. Chapter 4: Miscellaneous
  88. Claimants dependent on drugs etc
  89. 60Claimants dependent on drugs etc
  90. Entitlement to work Not yet in force
  91. 61Entitlement to work: jobseeker's allowance Not yet in force
  92. 62Entitlement to work: employment and support allowance Not yet in force
  93. 63Entitlement to work: maternity allowance and statutory payments Not yet in force
  94. Part 3: Other benefit changes
  95. Industrial injuries benefit
  96. 64Injuries arising before 5 July 1948
  97. 65Persons under 18
  98. 66Trainees
  99. 67Restriction on new claims for industrial death benefit
  100. 68Determinations
  101. Housing benefit
  102. 69Housing benefit: determination of appropriate maximum
  103. Social fund
  104. 70Ending of discretionary payments
  105. 71Purposes of discretionary payments
  106. 72Determination of amount or value of budgeting loan
  107. 73External provider social loans and community care grants
  108. State pension credit Not yet in force
  109. 74State pension credit: carers Not yet in force
  110. 75State pension credit: capital limit Not yet in force
  111. Working tax credit
  112. 76Calculation of working tax credit
  113. Part 4: Personal independence payment
  114. Personal independence payment
  115. 77Personal independence payment
  116. 78Daily living component
  117. 79Mobility component
  118. 80Ability to carry out daily living activities or mobility activities
  119. 81Required period condition: further provision
  120. Entitlement and payability: further provision
  121. 82Terminal illness
  122. 83Persons of pensionable age
  123. 84No entitlement to daily living component where UK is not competent state
  124. 85Care home residents
  125. 86Hospital in-patients
  126. 87Prisoners and detainees
  127. Supplementary
  128. 88Claims, awards and information
  129. 89Report to Parliament
  130. General
  131. 90Abolition of disability living allowance Not yet in force
  132. 91Amendments
  133. 92Power to make supplementary and consequential provision
  134. 93Transitional
  135. 94Regulations
  136. 95Interpretation of Part 4
  137. Part 5: Social security: general
  138. Benefit cap
  139. 96Benefit cap
  140. 96ABenefit cap: review
  141. 97Benefit cap: supplementary
  142. Claims and awards
  143. 98Claims and awards
  144. 99Powers to require information relating to claims and awards
  145. Payments
  146. 100Payments to joint claimants
  147. 101Payments on account
  148. Appeals
  149. 102Power to require consideration of revision before appeal
  150. 103Supersession of decisions of former appellate bodies
  151. Electronic communications
  152. 104Electronic communications
  153. Recovery of benefits
  154. 105Recovery of benefit payments
  155. 106Deduction from earnings: other cases
  156. 107Recovery of child benefit and guardian's allowance
  157. 108Application of Limitation Act 1980
  158. Recovery of fines from benefit
  159. 109Recovery of fines etc by deductions from employment and support allowance
  160. Investigation and prosecution of offences
  161. 110Powers to require information relating to investigations
  162. 111Time limits for legal proceedings
  163. 112Prosecution powers of local authorities
  164. Penalties as alternative to prosecution
  165. 113Penalty in respect of benefit fraud not resulting in overpayment
  166. 114Amount of penalty
  167. 115Period for withdrawal of agreement to pay penalty
  168. Civil penalties
  169. 116Civil penalties for incorrect statements and failures to disclose information
  170. Loss of benefit
  171. 117Benefit offences: disqualifying and sanctionable benefits
  172. 118Benefit offences: period of sanction
  173. 119Benefit offences: sanctions for repeated benefit fraud
  174. 120Loss of tax credits
  175. 121Cautions Not yet in force
  176. Administration of tax credits
  177. 122Tax credit fraud: investigation
  178. 123Information-sharing for prevention etc of tax credit fraud
  179. 124Tax credit fraud: prosecution and penalties Not yet in force
  180. 125Unauthorised disclosure of information relating to tax credit offences
  181. 126Tax credits: transfer of functions etc
  182. Information-sharing: Secretary of State and HMRC
  183. 127Information-sharing between Secretary of State and HMRC
  184. Information-sharing: Secretary of State and DPP
  185. 128Information-sharing between Secretary of State and DPP
  186. 129Unlawful disclosure of information supplied under section 128
  187. Information-sharing involving local authorities etc
  188. 130Information-sharing in relation to provision of overnight care etc
  189. 131Information-sharing in relation to welfare services etc
  190. 132Unlawful disclosure of information supplied under section 131
  191. 133Sections 130 to 132: supplementary
  192. Information-sharing: miscellaneous
  193. 134Information-sharing for social security or employment purposes etc
  194. Part 6: Miscellaneous
  195. Tell Us Once
  196. 135Functions of registration service
  197. Child support maintenance
  198. 136Supporting maintenance agreements
  199. 137Collection of child support maintenance
  200. 138Indicative maintenance calculations Not yet in force
  201. 139Recovery of child support maintenance by deduction from benefit
  202. 140Fees
  203. 141Review of fees regulations
  204. 142Exclusion from individual voluntary arrangements
  205. Reports on decision-making
  206. 143Standards of decision-making
  207. Employment and training
  208. 144Use of jobcentres by sex industry
  209. Child poverty
  210. 145Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
  211. 146UK child poverty strategies
  212. Part 7: Final
  213. 147Repeals
  214. 148Financial provision
  215. 149Extent
  216. 150Commencement
  217. 151Short title
  218. Schedule 1: Universal credit: supplementary regulation-making powers
  219. Entitlement of joint claimants
  220. 1Paragraph 1
  221. Linking periods Not yet in force
  222. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  223. Couples
  224. 3Paragraph 3
  225. Calculation of capital and income
  226. 4Paragraph 4
  227. Responsibility for children etc
  228. 5Paragraph 5
  229. Vouchers Not yet in force
  230. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  231. Work-related requirements
  232. 7Paragraph 7
  233. Good reason Not yet in force
  234. 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
  235. Schedule 2: Universal credit: amendments
  236. Children Act 1989 (c. 41)
  237. 1Paragraph 1
  238. Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)
  239. 2Paragraph 2
  240. Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
  241. 3Paragraph 3
  242. 4Paragraph 4
  243. 5Paragraph 5
  244. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  245. 7Paragraph 7
  246. 8Paragraph 8
  247. 9Paragraph 9
  248. 10Paragraph 10
  249. 11Paragraph 11
  250. 12Paragraph 12
  251. 13Paragraph 13
  252. 14Paragraph 14
  253. 15Paragraph 15
  254. 16Paragraph 16
  255. 17Paragraph 17
  256. 18Paragraph 18
  257. 19Paragraph 19
  258. 20Paragraph 20
  259. 21Paragraph 21
  260. 22Paragraph 22
  261. 23Paragraph 23
  262. 24Paragraph 24 Not yet in force
  263. 25Paragraph 25
  264. 26Paragraph 26
  265. 27Paragraph 27
  266. 28Paragraph 28
  267. 29Paragraph 29
  268. 30Paragraph 30
  269. 31Paragraph 31
  270. Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14)
  271. 32Paragraph 32
  272. 33Paragraph 33
  273. 34Paragraph 34
  274. Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18)
  275. 35Paragraph 35
  276. Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)
  277. 36Paragraph 36
  278. Education Act 1996 (c. 56)
  279. 37Paragraph 37
  280. 38Paragraph 38
  281. 39Paragraph 39
  282. Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (c. 27)
  283. 40Paragraph 40
  284. 41Paragraph 41
  285. 42Paragraph 42
  286. Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14)
  287. 43Paragraph 43
  288. 44Paragraph 44
  289. 45Paragraph 45
  290. 46Paragraph 46
  291. 47Paragraph 47
  292. 48Paragraph 48
  293. 49Paragraph 49
  294. 50Paragraph 50
  295. 51Paragraph 51
  296. Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)
  297. 52Paragraph 52
  298. 53Paragraph 53
  299. 54Paragraph 54
  300. Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19)
  301. 55Paragraph 55
  302. Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11)
  303. 56Paragraph 56
  304. 57Paragraph 57
  305. 58Paragraph 58
  306. 59Paragraph 59
  307. 60Paragraph 60 Not yet in force
  308. 61Paragraph 61
  309. 62Paragraph 62
  310. 63Paragraph 63
  311. State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16)
  312. 64Paragraph 64
  313. Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5)
  314. 65Paragraph 65
  315. Schedule 3: Abolition of benefits: consequential amendments
  316. Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) Not yet in force
  317. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  318. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  319. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  320. Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
  321. 4Paragraph 4
  322. 5Paragraph 5
  323. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  324. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  325. 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
  326. Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) Not yet in force
  327. 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
  328. Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) Not yet in force
  329. 10Paragraph 10 Not yet in force
  330. 11Paragraph 11 Not yet in force
  331. 12Paragraph 12 Not yet in force
  332. 13Paragraph 13 Not yet in force
  333. Capital Allowances Act 2001 (c. 2) Not yet in force
  334. 14Paragraph 14 Not yet in force
  335. Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11)
  336. 15Paragraph 15
  337. 16Paragraph 16
  338. 17Paragraph 17
  339. 18Paragraph 18
  340. Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11) Not yet in force
  341. 19Paragraph 19 Not yet in force
  342. 20Paragraph 20 Not yet in force
  343. 21Paragraph 21 Not yet in force
  344. Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5)
  345. 22Paragraph 22
  346. 23Paragraph 23
  347. 24Paragraph 24
  348. 25Paragraph 25
  349. 26Paragraph 26
  350. Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4) Not yet in force
  351. 27Paragraph 27 Not yet in force
  352. 28Paragraph 28 Not yet in force
  353. 29Paragraph 29 Not yet in force
  354. Schedule 4: Housing credit element of state pension credit Not yet in force
  355. Part 1: Amendments to State Pension Credit Act 2002 Not yet in force
  356. State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16) Not yet in force
  357. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  358. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  359. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  360. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  361. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  362. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  363. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  364. Part 2: Amendments to other Acts Not yet in force
  365. Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) Not yet in force
  366. 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
  367. 10Paragraph 10 Not yet in force
  368. 11Paragraph 11 Not yet in force
  369. 12Paragraph 12 Not yet in force
  370. Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) Not yet in force
  371. 13Paragraph 13 Not yet in force
  372. Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) Not yet in force
  373. 14Paragraph 14 Not yet in force
  374. Schedule 5: Universal credit and other working-age benefits
  375. General
  376. 1Paragraph 1
  377. Dual entitlement
  378. 2Paragraph 2
  379. Movement between working-age benefits
  380. 3Paragraph 3
  381. Hardship payments Not yet in force
  382. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  383. Earnings tapers Not yet in force
  384. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  385. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  386. Schedule 6: Migration to universal credit
  387. General
  388. 1Paragraph 1
  389. Claims before the appointed day
  390. 2Paragraph 2
  391. Claims after the appointed day
  392. 3Paragraph 3
  393. Awards
  394. 4Paragraph 4
  395. Work-related requirements and sanctions
  396. 5Paragraph 5
  397. Tax credits
  398. 6Paragraph 6
  399. Supplementary
  400. 7Paragraph 7
  401. Schedule 7: Jobseeker's allowance in interim period: consequential amendments
  402. Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18)
  403. 1Paragraph 1
  404. 2Paragraph 2
  405. 3Paragraph 3
  406. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  407. 5Paragraph 5
  408. 6Paragraph 6
  409. 7Paragraph 7
  410. 8Paragraph 8
  411. 9Paragraph 9
  412. 10Paragraph 10
  413. Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) Not yet in force
  414. 11Paragraph 11 Not yet in force
  415. Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11)
  416. 12Paragraph 12
  417. Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24)
  418. 13Paragraph 13 Not yet in force
  419. 14Paragraph 14 Not yet in force
  420. 15Paragraph 15 Not yet in force
  421. 16Paragraph 16
  422. Schedule 8: Social fund discretionary payments: consequential amendments
  423. 1Paragraph 1
  424. 2Paragraph 2
  425. 3Paragraph 3
  426. 4Paragraph 4
  427. Schedule 9: Personal independence payment: amendments
  428. Transport Act 1982 (c. 49)
  429. 1Paragraph 1
  430. Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)
  431. 2Paragraph 2
  432. Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)
  433. 3Paragraph 3
  434. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  435. 5Paragraph 5
  436. 6Paragraph 6
  437. Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
  438. 7Paragraph 7
  439. 8Paragraph 8
  440. 9Paragraph 9
  441. 10Paragraph 10
  442. 11Paragraph 11
  443. 12Paragraph 12
  444. 13Paragraph 13
  445. 14Paragraph 14
  446. 15Paragraph 15
  447. 16Paragraph 16
  448. 17Paragraph 17
  449. 18Paragraph 18
  450. 19Paragraph 19
  451. 20Paragraph 20
  452. 21Paragraph 21
  453. 22Paragraph 22
  454. 23Paragraph 23
  455. 24Paragraph 24
  456. 25Paragraph 25
  457. 26Paragraph 26
  458. 27Paragraph 27
  459. 28Paragraph 28
  460. 29Paragraph 29
  461. 30Paragraph 30
  462. 31Paragraph 31
  463. 32Paragraph 32
  464. 33Paragraph 33
  465. Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (c. 27)
  466. 34Paragraph 34
  467. 35Paragraph 35
  468. 36Paragraph 36
  469. Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14)
  470. 37Paragraph 37
  471. 38Paragraph 38
  472. 39Paragraph 39
  473. 40Paragraph 40
  474. 41Paragraph 41
  475. 42Paragraph 42
  476. 43Paragraph 43
  477. Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)
  478. 44Paragraph 44
  479. Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11)
  480. 45Paragraph 45
  481. 46Paragraph 46
  482. 47Paragraph 47
  483. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1)
  484. 48Paragraph 48
  485. 49Paragraph 49
  486. 50Paragraph 50
  487. Schedule 10: Personal independence payment: transitional
  488. General
  489. 1Paragraph 1
  490. Claims before the appointed day
  491. 2Paragraph 2
  492. Claims after the appointed day
  493. 3Paragraph 3
  494. Awards
  495. 4Paragraph 4
  496. Supplementary
  497. 5Paragraph 5
  498. Schedule 11: Power to require consideration of revision before appeal
  499. Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 (c. 17)
  500. 1Paragraph 1
  501. 2Paragraph 2
  502. 3Paragraph 3
  503. Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)
  504. 4Paragraph 4
  505. 5Paragraph 5
  506. 6Paragraph 6
  507. 7Paragraph 7
  508. 8Paragraph 8
  509. Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (c. 27)
  510. 9Paragraph 9
  511. 10Paragraph 10
  512. 11Paragraph 11
  513. Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) Not yet in force
  514. 12Paragraph 12 Not yet in force
  515. 13Paragraph 13 Not yet in force
  516. 14Paragraph 14 Not yet in force
  517. Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6)
  518. 15Paragraph 15
  519. 16Paragraph 16
  520. 17Paragraph 17
  521. 18Paragraph 18
  522. Schedule 12: Supersession of decisions of former appellate bodies
  523. Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)
  524. 1Paragraph 1
  525. 2Paragraph 2
  526. 3Paragraph 3
  527. Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14)
  528. 4Paragraph 4
  529. Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19)
  530. 5Paragraph 5
  531. Schedule 13: Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
  532. Part 1: Establishment of Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
  533. 1Paragraph 1
  534. 2Paragraph 2
  535. 3Paragraph 3
  536. Part 2: Supplementary amendments to Child Poverty Act 2010
  537. 4Paragraph 4
  538. 5Paragraph 5
  539. 6Paragraph 6
  540. 7Paragraph 7
  541. 8Paragraph 8
  542. 9Paragraph 9
  543. 10Paragraph 10
  544. 11Paragraph 11
  545. 12Paragraph 12
  546. 13Paragraph 13
  547. Part 3: Supplementary amendments to other Acts
  548. 14Paragraph 14
  549. 15Paragraph 15
  550. 16Paragraph 16
  551. 17Paragraph 17
  552. Schedule 14: Repeals
  553. 1Abolition of benefits superseded by universal credit
  554. 2Entitlement to jobseeker's allowance without seeking employment
  555. 3Jobseeker's allowance: responsibilities for interim period
  556. 4Jobseeker's allowance: responsibilities after introduction of universal credit
  557. 5Employment and support allowance: responsibilities after introduction of universal credit
  558. 6Claimants dependent on drugs etc
  559. 7Industrial injuries arising before 5 July 1948 Not yet in force
  560. 8Social fund: ending of discretionary payments
  561. 9Disability living allowance Not yet in force
  562. 10Powers to require information relating to claims and awards Not yet in force
  563. 11Recovery of benefit payments
  564. 12Loss of benefit: cautions Not yet in force
  565. 13Information-sharing between Secretary of State and HMRC
  566. 14Standards of decision-making