# Welfare Reform Act 2012, Paragraph 3

Extent: E+W+S

(1) The provision referred to in paragraph 1(1) includes—
(a) provision permanently or temporarily excluding the making of a claim for universal credit after the appointed day by—
(i) a person to whom an existing benefit is awarded, or
(ii) a person who would be entitled to an existing benefit on making a claim for it;
(b) provision temporarily excluding the making of a claim for universal credit after the appointed day by any other person;
(c) provision excluding entitlement to universal credit temporarily or for a particular period;
(d) provision for a claim for universal credit made after the appointed day to be treated to any extent as a claim for an existing benefit;
(e) provision for a claim for an existing benefit made after 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) after 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/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2012/schedule-6/paragraph-3
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