# Welfare Reform Act 2012, Paragraph 2


(1) The provision referred to in paragraph 1(1) includes—
(a) provision for a claim for universal credit to be made before the appointed day for a period beginning on or after that day;
(b) provision for a claim for universal credit made before the appointed day to be treated to any extent as a claim for an existing benefit;
(c) provision for a claim for an existing benefit made before the appointed day to be treated to any extent as a claim for universal credit.
(2) The provision referred to in paragraph 1(1) includes provision, where a claim for universal credit is made (or is treated as made) before the appointed day, for an award on the claim to be made in respect of a period before the appointed day (including provision as to the conditions of entitlement for, and amount of, such an award).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/5/schedule/6/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2012/schedule-6/paragraph-2
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