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Welfare Reform Act 2012 in Northern Ireland

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

Not fully up to date. 68 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 1 July 2026.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
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
s. 69repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 71repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 8
s. 106(2)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 8
s. 131(3)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 52(2)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 59repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 12 para. 5repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 11 para. 12-14repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 58(2)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 9 para. 27repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 9 para. 26repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 106(3)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 9 para. 22repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 50(1)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
Sch. 9 para. 18repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 131(11)(d)-(f)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 131(9)(a)(i)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 131(7)(a)(i)words repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 106(4)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 8
s. 111repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
s. 120(5)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 12
s. 72repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 8
s. 105(5)repealedWelfare Reform Act 2012 Sch. 14 Pt. 1
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/209Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2016 art. 3 4 8 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/2846Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2016 art. 3 4 7 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2016 art. 3 4 11 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2016 art. 3-5 10 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/2657Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2016 art. 4-6 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2016 art. 5 9 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2016 art. 4 6-12 14 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2016 art. 3-12 15 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2016 art. 3 7 8 13 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2016/596Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2016 art. 17
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634, art. 7(2)Social Security (Restrictions on Amounts for Children and Qualifying Young Persons) 2017 reg. 4
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/983, art. 5A(1), 6(1)Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9) 2017 art. 2
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33, art. 6(11)Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9) 2017 art. 3
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11, 13, 16, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2017 art. 3-9 11 12 17 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11, 13, 16, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2017 art. 3-7 9 12 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/209Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11, 13, 16, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2017 art. 10 16 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/2657Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11, 13, 16, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2017 art. 13 15 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/1511Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11, 13, 16, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2017 art. 5 13 14 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2017 art. 3 4 6-9 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2017 art. 3 4 6-9 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2017 art. 5 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 29) 2017 art. 3-9 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/1583Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 29) 2017 art. 5 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 29) 2017 art. 5 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 29) 2017 art. 3-5 7-9 Sch.
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/983Welfare 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) 2018 art. 3
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33Welfare 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) 2018 art. 6
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634Welfare 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) 2018 art. 6
specified provision(s)modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2015/1537Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2018 art. 3 Sch.
specified provision(s)modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2014/1583Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2018 art. 3 Sch.
specified provision(s)modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2015/101Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2018 art. 3 Sch.
specified provision(s)modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2014/2321Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2018 art. 3 Sch.
specified provision(s)modification of earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) 2018 art. 5
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) 2019 reg. 3(2)
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) 2019 reg. 3(3)
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/983Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) 2019 reg. 3(1)
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 32) 2019 art. 5(4)
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 32) 2019 art. 5(3)
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2013/983Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 32) 2019 art. 5(2)
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/634Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 31) 2019 art. 5
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2015/33Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 31) 2019 art. 5
specified provision(s)amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2019/37Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 31) 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. Introductory
  3. 2Claims
  4. Entitlement
  5. 3Entitlement
  6. 4Basic conditions
  7. 6Restrictions on entitlement
  8. Awards
  9. 7Basis of awards
  10. Elements of an award
  11. 9Standard allowance
  12. Introductory
  13. 13Work-related requirements: introductory
  14. 14Claimant commitment
  15. Work-related requirements
  16. 15Work-focused interview requirement
  17. 16Work preparation requirement
  18. 17Work search requirement
  19. 18Work availability requirement
  20. Application of work-related requirements
  21. 19Claimants subject to no work-related requirements
  22. 22Claimants subject to all work-related requirements
  23. Work-related requirements: supplementary
  24. 23Connected requirements
  25. 24Imposition of requirements
  26. 25Compliance with requirements
  27. Reduction of benefit
  28. 26Higher-level sanctions
  29. 27Other sanctions
  30. 28Hardship payments
  31. Administration
  32. 29Delegation and contracting out
  33. Chapter 3: Supplementary and general
  34. Supplementary and consequential
  35. 32Power to make supplementary and consequential provision etc
  36. Universal credit and other benefits
  37. 33Abolition of benefits
  38. 37Capability for work or work-related activity
  39. 38Information
  40. 40Interpretation of Part 1
  41. 41Pilot schemes
  42. 42Regulations: general
  43. 43Regulations: procedure
  44. Chapter 1: Jobseeker's allowance
  45. Claimant responsibilities for interim period
  46. 47Procedure for regulation-making powers
  47. 48Consequential amendments
  48. Claimant responsibilities after introduction of universal credit
  49. 49Claimant responsibilities for jobseeker's allowance
  50. Chapter 2: Employment and support allowance
  51. Conditions of entitlement
  52. 50Dual entitlement
  53. 51Period of entitlement to contributory allowance
  54. 52Further entitlement after time-limiting
  55. 53Condition relating to youth
  56. Claimant responsibilities for interim period
  57. Claimant responsibilities after introduction of universal credit
  58. 57Claimant responsibilities for employment and support allowance
  59. Chapter 3: Income support
  60. 59Claimant commitment for income support Not yet in force
  61. Chapter 4: Miscellaneous
  62. Claimants dependent on drugs etc
  63. 60Claimants dependent on drugs etc
  64. Entitlement to work Not yet in force
  65. 61Entitlement to work: jobseeker's allowance Not yet in force
  66. 62Entitlement to work: employment and support allowance Not yet in force
  67. Part 3: Other benefit changes
  68. 64Injuries arising before 5 July 1948
  69. 65Persons under 18
  70. 66Trainees
  71. 67Restriction on new claims for industrial death benefit
  72. 68Determinations
  73. 69Housing benefit: determination of appropriate maximum
  74. 70Ending of discretionary payments
  75. 71Purposes of discretionary payments
  76. 72Determination of amount or value of budgeting loan
  77. 73External provider social loans and community care grants
  78. 74State pension credit: carers Not yet in force
  79. 75State pension credit: capital limit Not yet in force
  80. Working tax credit
  81. 76Calculation of working tax credit
  82. Part 4: Personal independence payment
  83. 77Personal independence payment
  84. 78Daily living component
  85. 79Mobility component
  86. 80Ability to carry out daily living activities or mobility activities
  87. 81Required period condition: further provision
  88. 82Terminal illness
  89. 85Care home residents
  90. 86Hospital in-patients
  91. 88Claims, awards and information
  92. 89Report to Parliament
  93. General
  94. 92Power to make supplementary and consequential provision
  95. Part 5: Social security: general
  96. 98Claims and awards
  97. 99Powers to require information relating to claims and awards
  98. 100Payments to joint claimants
  99. 101Payments on account
  100. 102Power to require consideration of revision before appeal
  101. 103Supersession of decisions of former appellate bodies
  102. 104Electronic communications
  103. 106Deduction from earnings: other cases
  104. 107Recovery of child benefit and guardian's allowance
  105. 108Application of Limitation Act 1980
  106. 109Recovery of fines etc by deductions from employment and support allowance
  107. 110Powers to require information relating to investigations
  108. 111Time limits for legal proceedings
  109. 112Prosecution powers of local authorities
  110. 113Penalty in respect of benefit fraud not resulting in overpayment
  111. 114Amount of penalty
  112. 115Period for withdrawal of agreement to pay penalty
  113. 116Civil penalties for incorrect statements and failures to disclose information
  114. 117Benefit offences: disqualifying and sanctionable benefits
  115. 118Benefit offences: period of sanction
  116. 119Benefit offences: sanctions for repeated benefit fraud
  117. 120Loss of tax credits
  118. 121Cautions Not yet in force
  119. Administration of tax credits
  120. 126Tax credits: transfer of functions etc
  121. Information-sharing: Secretary of State and HMRC
  122. 127Information-sharing between Secretary of State and HMRC
  123. 132Unlawful disclosure of information supplied under section 131
  124. 133Sections 130 to 132: supplementary
  125. 134Information-sharing for social security or employment purposes etc
  126. Tell Us Once
  127. 135Functions of registration service
  128. Child support maintenance
  129. 139Recovery of child support maintenance by deduction from benefit
  130. 140Fees
  131. 141Review of fees regulations
  132. 142Exclusion from individual voluntary arrangements
  133. Reports on decision-making
  134. 143Standards of decision-making
  135. Employment and training
  136. 144Use of jobcentres by sex industry
  137. Child poverty
  138. 145Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
  139. 146UK child poverty strategies
  140. Part 7: Final
  141. 147Repeals
  142. 148Financial provision
  143. 149Extent
  144. 150Commencement
  145. 151Short title
  146. Entitlement of joint claimants
  147. 1Paragraph 1
  148. Linking periods Not yet in force
  149. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  150. Couples
  151. 3Paragraph 3
  152. Calculation of capital and income
  153. 4Paragraph 4
  154. Responsibility for children etc
  155. 5Paragraph 5
  156. Vouchers Not yet in force
  157. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  158. Work-related requirements
  159. 7Paragraph 7
  160. Good reason Not yet in force
  161. 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
  162. Children Act 1989 (c. 41)
  163. 1Paragraph 1
  164. Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)
  165. 2Paragraph 2
  166. Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
  167. 3Paragraph 3
  168. 4Paragraph 4
  169. 5Paragraph 5
  170. 7Paragraph 7
  171. 8Paragraph 8
  172. 9Paragraph 9
  173. 10Paragraph 10
  174. 11Paragraph 11
  175. 12Paragraph 12
  176. 13Paragraph 13
  177. 14Paragraph 14
  178. 15Paragraph 15
  179. 16Paragraph 16
  180. 17Paragraph 17
  181. 18Paragraph 18
  182. 19Paragraph 19
  183. 20Paragraph 20
  184. 21Paragraph 21
  185. 22Paragraph 22
  186. 23Paragraph 23
  187. 24Paragraph 24 Not yet in force
  188. 25Paragraph 25
  189. 26Paragraph 26
  190. 27Paragraph 27
  191. 28Paragraph 28
  192. 29Paragraph 29
  193. 30Paragraph 30
  194. 31Paragraph 31
  195. Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14)
  196. 32Paragraph 32
  197. 33Paragraph 33
  198. 34Paragraph 34
  199. Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18)
  200. 35Paragraph 35
  201. Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)
  202. 36Paragraph 36
  203. Education Act 1996 (c. 56)
  204. 37Paragraph 37
  205. 38Paragraph 38
  206. 39Paragraph 39
  207. Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (c. 27)
  208. 40Paragraph 40
  209. 41Paragraph 41
  210. 42Paragraph 42
  211. Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14)
  212. 43Paragraph 43
  213. 44Paragraph 44
  214. 45Paragraph 45
  215. 46Paragraph 46
  216. 47Paragraph 47
  217. 48Paragraph 48
  218. 49Paragraph 49
  219. 50Paragraph 50
  220. 51Paragraph 51
  221. Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)
  222. 52Paragraph 52
  223. 53Paragraph 53
  224. 54Paragraph 54
  225. Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19)
  226. 55Paragraph 55
  227. Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11)
  228. 56Paragraph 56
  229. 57Paragraph 57
  230. 58Paragraph 58
  231. 59Paragraph 59
  232. 60Paragraph 60 Not yet in force
  233. 61Paragraph 61
  234. 62Paragraph 62
  235. 63Paragraph 63
  236. State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16)
  237. Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5)
  238. 65Paragraph 65
  239. Schedule 3: Abolition of benefits: consequential amendments
  240. Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) Not yet in force
  241. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  242. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  243. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  244. Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
  245. 4Paragraph 4
  246. 5Paragraph 5
  247. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  248. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  249. 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
  250. Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) Not yet in force
  251. 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
  252. Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) Not yet in force
  253. 10Paragraph 10 Not yet in force
  254. 11Paragraph 11 Not yet in force
  255. 12Paragraph 12 Not yet in force
  256. 13Paragraph 13 Not yet in force
  257. Capital Allowances Act 2001 (c. 2) Not yet in force
  258. 14Paragraph 14 Not yet in force
  259. Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11)
  260. 15Paragraph 15
  261. 16Paragraph 16
  262. 17Paragraph 17
  263. 18Paragraph 18
  264. Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11) Not yet in force
  265. 19Paragraph 19 Not yet in force
  266. 20Paragraph 20 Not yet in force
  267. 21Paragraph 21 Not yet in force
  268. Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5)
  269. 22Paragraph 22
  270. 23Paragraph 23
  271. 24Paragraph 24
  272. 25Paragraph 25
  273. 26Paragraph 26
  274. Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4) Not yet in force
  275. 27Paragraph 27 Not yet in force
  276. 28Paragraph 28 Not yet in force
  277. 29Paragraph 29 Not yet in force
  278. Part 1: Amendments to State Pension Credit Act 2002 Not yet in force
  279. State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16) Not yet in force
  280. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  281. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  282. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  283. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  284. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  285. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  286. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  287. Part 2: Amendments to other Acts Not yet in force
  288. Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) Not yet in force
  289. 9Paragraph 9 Not yet in force
  290. 10Paragraph 10 Not yet in force
  291. 12Paragraph 12 Not yet in force
  292. Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) Not yet in force
  293. 13Paragraph 13 Not yet in force
  294. Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) Not yet in force
  295. 14Paragraph 14 Not yet in force
  296. General
  297. 1Paragraph 1
  298. Dual entitlement
  299. 2Paragraph 2
  300. Movement between working-age benefits
  301. 3Paragraph 3
  302. Hardship payments Not yet in force
  303. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  304. Earnings tapers Not yet in force
  305. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  306. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  307. General
  308. 1Paragraph 1
  309. Claims before the appointed day
  310. 2Paragraph 2
  311. Claims after the appointed day
  312. Awards
  313. 4Paragraph 4
  314. Work-related requirements and sanctions
  315. Tax credits
  316. 6Paragraph 6
  317. Supplementary
  318. 7Paragraph 7
  319. Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18)
  320. 1Paragraph 1
  321. 3Paragraph 3
  322. 6Paragraph 6
  323. Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14) Not yet in force
  324. Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11)
  325. 12Paragraph 12
  326. Welfare Reform Act 2009 (c. 24)
  327. 13Paragraph 13 Not yet in force
  328. 15Paragraph 15 Not yet in force
  329. 1Paragraph 1
  330. 2Paragraph 2
  331. 3Paragraph 3
  332. 4Paragraph 4
  333. Transport Act 1982 (c. 49)
  334. 1Paragraph 1
  335. Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)
  336. 2Paragraph 2
  337. Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)
  338. 3Paragraph 3
  339. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  340. 5Paragraph 5
  341. 6Paragraph 6
  342. Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
  343. 7Paragraph 7
  344. 8Paragraph 8
  345. 9Paragraph 9
  346. 10Paragraph 10
  347. 11Paragraph 11
  348. 12Paragraph 12
  349. 13Paragraph 13
  350. 14Paragraph 14
  351. 15Paragraph 15
  352. 16Paragraph 16
  353. 17Paragraph 17
  354. 18Paragraph 18
  355. 19Paragraph 19
  356. 20Paragraph 20
  357. 21Paragraph 21
  358. 22Paragraph 22
  359. 23Paragraph 23
  360. 24Paragraph 24
  361. 25Paragraph 25
  362. 26Paragraph 26
  363. 27Paragraph 27
  364. 28Paragraph 28
  365. 29Paragraph 29
  366. 30Paragraph 30
  367. 31Paragraph 31
  368. 32Paragraph 32
  369. 33Paragraph 33
  370. Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (c. 27)
  371. 34Paragraph 34
  372. 35Paragraph 35
  373. 36Paragraph 36
  374. Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14)
  375. 37Paragraph 37
  376. 38Paragraph 38
  377. 39Paragraph 39
  378. 40Paragraph 40
  379. 41Paragraph 41
  380. 42Paragraph 42
  381. 43Paragraph 43
  382. Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)
  383. 44Paragraph 44
  384. Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11)
  385. 45Paragraph 45
  386. 46Paragraph 46
  387. 47Paragraph 47
  388. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1)
  389. 48Paragraph 48
  390. 49Paragraph 49
  391. 50Paragraph 50
  392. General
  393. 1Paragraph 1
  394. Claims before the appointed day
  395. 2Paragraph 2
  396. Claims after the appointed day
  397. 3Paragraph 3
  398. Awards
  399. 4Paragraph 4
  400. Supplementary
  401. 5Paragraph 5
  402. Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979 (c. 17)
  403. 1Paragraph 1
  404. 2Paragraph 2
  405. 3Paragraph 3
  406. Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)
  407. 4Paragraph 4
  408. 7Paragraph 7
  409. 8Paragraph 8
  410. Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997 (c. 27)
  411. 9Paragraph 9
  412. 10Paragraph 10
  413. 11Paragraph 11
  414. Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) Not yet in force
  415. 12Paragraph 12 Not yet in force
  416. 13Paragraph 13 Not yet in force
  417. 14Paragraph 14 Not yet in force
  418. Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c. 6)
  419. 15Paragraph 15
  420. 16Paragraph 16
  421. 17Paragraph 17
  422. 18Paragraph 18
  423. Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48)
  424. 1Paragraph 1
  425. 2Paragraph 2
  426. 3Paragraph 3
  427. Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14)
  428. 4Paragraph 4
  429. Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19)
  430. 5Paragraph 5
  431. Part 1: Establishment of Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
  432. 1Paragraph 1
  433. 2Paragraph 2
  434. 3Paragraph 3
  435. Part 2: Supplementary amendments to Child Poverty Act 2010
  436. 4Paragraph 4
  437. 5Paragraph 5
  438. 6Paragraph 6
  439. 7Paragraph 7
  440. 8Paragraph 8
  441. 9Paragraph 9
  442. 10Paragraph 10
  443. 11Paragraph 11
  444. 12Paragraph 12
  445. 13Paragraph 13
  446. Part 3: Supplementary amendments to other Acts
  447. 14Paragraph 14
  448. 15Paragraph 15
  449. 16Paragraph 16
  450. 17Paragraph 17
  451. 2Entitlement to jobseeker's allowance without seeking employment
  452. 3Jobseeker's allowance: responsibilities for interim period
  453. 4Jobseeker's allowance: responsibilities after introduction of universal credit
  454. 5Employment and support allowance: responsibilities after introduction of universal credit
  455. 6Claimants dependent on drugs etc
  456. 7Industrial injuries arising before 5 July 1948 Not yet in force
  457. 8Social fund: ending of discretionary payments
  458. 9Disability living allowance Not yet in force
  459. 10Powers to require information relating to claims and awards Not yet in force
  460. 11Recovery of benefit payments
  461. 12Loss of benefit: cautions Not yet in force
  462. 13Information-sharing between Secretary of State and HMRC
  463. 14Standards of decision-making