# Welfare Reform Act 2012, Paragraph 2


(1) Regulations may make provision as to the amount payable by way of a relevant benefit where a person is entitled to that benefit and universal credit.
(2) Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may in particular provide for no amount to be payable by way of a relevant benefit.
(3) Regulations may, where a person is entitled to a relevant benefit and universal credit—
(a) make provision as to the application of work-related requirements;
(b) make provision as to the application of sanctions.
(4) Provision under sub-paragraph (3)(a) includes in particular—
(a) provision securing that compliance with a work-related requirement for a relevant benefit is to be treated as compliance with a work-related requirement for universal credit;
(b) provision disapplying any requirement on the Secretary of State to impose, or a person to comply with, a work-related requirement for a relevant benefit or universal credit.
(5) Provision under sub-paragraph (3)(b) includes in particular—
(a) provision for the order in which sanctions are to be applied to awards of relevant benefit and universal credit;
(b) provision to secure that the application of a sanction to an award of a relevant benefit does not result in an increase of the amount of an award of universal credit.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/5/schedule/5/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2012/schedule-5/paragraph-2
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