# Welfare Reform Act 2012, Section 39: Couples

Extent: E+W+S

(1) In this Part “couple” means—
(a) two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household; or
(b) two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as if they were a married couple or civil partners.
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(3) For the purposes of this section regulations may prescribe—
(a) circumstances in which the fact that two persons are married or are civil partners is to be disregarded;
(b) circumstances in which two people are to be treated as living together as if they were a married couple or civil partners;
(c) circumstances in which people are to be treated as being or not being members of the same household.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/5/section/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welfare-reform-act-2012/section-39
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