# Welfare Reform Act 2012, Paragraph 1


(1) Regulations may make provision for the purposes of, or in connection with, replacing existing benefits with universal credit.
(2) In this Schedule “existing benefit“ means—
(a) a benefit abolished under section 33(1);
(b) any other prescribed benefit.
(3) In this Schedule “appointed day” means the day appointed for the coming into force of section 1.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/5/schedule/6/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2012/schedule-6/paragraph-1
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