Legislation – Welfare Reform Act 2012

In section 53(3)—

1. (a)

   in paragraph (a), sub-paragraphs (i) to (iia) and, in sub-paragraph (iv), the words from “or any tax credit” to “2002 (c. 21)”;

2. (b)

   in paragraph (b), sub-paragraphs (i) to (iia) and, in sub-paragraph (iii), the words from “or any tax credit” to “2002 (c. 21)”.

In section 17—

1. (a)

   in subsection (9), the words from “of income support” to the end;

2. (b)

   subsection (12).

In section 105(1), the definitions of—

1. (a)

   “income-based jobseeker’s allowance”;

2. (b)

   “income-related employment and support allowance”.

In section 54(1), the definitions of—

1. (a)

   “income support”;

2. (b)

   “income-based jobseeker’s allowance”;

3. (c)

   “income-related employment and support allowance”.

In section 22—

1. (a)

   in subsections (2)(a) and (5), “contribution-based“;

2. (b)

   subsection (8).

In section 5—

1. (a)

   subsection (2)(b) and (e);

2. (b)

   in subsection (6), “or housing benefit”.

In section 7—

1. (a)

   in the heading, the words “community charge benefits and other“;

2. (b)

   subsection (2), so far as not otherwise repealed;

3. (c)

   subsection (3)(b) and the preceding “and”.

In section 15A—

1. (a)

   in subsection (1)(a), the words from “income support” to “employment and support allowance”;

2. (b)

   in subsection (1)(b), the words from “or the applicable” to “employment and support allowance”;

3. (c)

   in subsection (1), in the words after paragraph (b), the words from “or applicable” to “employment and support allowance”;

4. (d)

   in subsection (4), in the definition of “qualifying associate”, “income support, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance,”, “or an income-related employment and support allowance,”, “Part VII of the Contributions and Benefits Act or”, “under the Jobseekers Act 1995,” and “or Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007”;

5. (e)

   in subsection (4), in the definition of “relevant benefits”, paragraph (b).

In section 74—

1. (a)

   in subsection (1)(b), “income support, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance” and “or an income-related employment and support allowance“;

2. (b)

   in subsection (2)(b), “income support, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance,” and “or an income-related employment and support allowance“;

3. (c)

   subsection (3);

4. (d)

   in subsection (4), “or (3)” and paragraph (b) and the preceding “and”.

In section 105—

1. (a)

   in subsection (1)(b), the words from “income support” to “support allowance”;

2. (b)

   subsection (3)(b) and the preceding “or”;

3. (c)

   subsection (4).

In section 109A—

1. (a)

   subsection (3)(b) to (d);

2. (b)

   subsections (6) and (7).

In section 111—

1. (a)

   in subsection (1)(ab), “or 110AA”;

2. (b)

   in subsection (3), “or 110A”.

In section 115A—

1. (a)

   in subsection (1), “or an authority”, “71A, 75 or 76” and “or authority”;

2. (b)

   in subsection (1A)
   (as inserted by section 113 of this Act), “or an authority” in both places and “71A, 75 or 76“;

3. (c)

   in subsection (2), “or authority”, in both places;

4. (d)

   in subsection (5), “or authority”, in both places;

5. (e)

   subsections (7A) and (7B).

In section 115B—

1. (a)

   in subsection (1), “or an authority that administers housing benefit or council tax benefit”;

2. (b)

   in subsection (3), “or authority”, in both places;

3. (c)

   in subsection (4)(a)
   (as substituted by section 102 of this Act), “
   or authority
   ”;

4. (d)

   in subsection (4A)
   (as so substituted), the words from “(and, where“ to the end;

5. (e)

   in subsection (6), “or authority”, in both places.

In section 115C (as inserted by section 116 of this Act)—

1. (a)

   in subsection (5), the words from “(and, where” to the end;

2. (b)

   in subsection (6), in the definition of “appropriate authority”, paragraph (b) and the preceding “or“.

In section 116—

1. (a)

   in subsection (2)(a), “(other than proceedings to which paragraph (b) applies)”
   (as substituted by section 111 (a) of this Act);

2. (b)

   subsection (2)(b) and the preceding “and”;

3. (c)

   subsection (3)(b) and the preceding “and”;

4. (d)

   subsections (4) and (5).

In section 126(1)—

1. (a)

   “income support, an income-based jobseeker’s allowance“;

2. (b)

   “an income-related employment and support allowance”.

In section 150—

1. (a)

   subsection (1)(h);

2. (b)

   in subsection (1)(m)
   “or 4(2)(a) or (6)(c)”;

3. (c)

   in subsection (7), “Part VII of the Contributions and Benefits Act or” and the words from “or which“ to the end;

4. (d)

   subsection (10)(b)(i) and (ii).

In section 159B—

1. (a)

   in subsection (1)(b)(iii), “contribution-based”;

2. (b)

   in subsection (6), in the definitions of “alteration” and “component”, “contribution-based“.

In section 159D (as inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act)—

1. (a)

   in subsection (1)(b)(iv), “contribution-based”;

2. (b)

   in subsection (6), in the definitions of “alteration” and “component”, “contribution-based“.

In section 166—

1. (a)

   in subsections (1)(c) and (2)(b), “relating to a contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance”;

2. (b)

   in subsection (2)(ba), “relating to a contributory employment and support allowance”.

In section 189—

1. (a)

   subsections (7) and (7A);

2. (b)

   in subsection (8), “140B, 140C”.

In section 191, the definitions of—

1. (a)

   “billing authority“;

2. (b)

   “contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance”;

3. (c)

   “contributory employment and support allowance”;

4. (d)

   “council tax benefit scheme”;

5. (e)

   “housing authority“;

6. (f)

   “housing benefit scheme“;

7. (g)

   “income-based jobseeker’s allowance”;

8. (h)

   “income-related benefit“;

9. (i)

   “income-related employment and support allowance”;

10. (j)

    “rent rebate” and “rent allowance”.

In Schedule 4—

1. (a)

   in paragraph 6(1) and (2)(b), “income support”.

2. (b)

   paragraph 12(1)(b);

3. (c)

   in paragraph 12(1)(d), “deductions from income support”.

In section 2—

1. (a)

   subsection (1)(d) and the preceding “and”;

2. (b)

   in subsection (3C)(d), “contribution-based”;

3. (c)

   subsection (3C)(e) and the preceding “and”.

In section 4—

1. (a)

   in subsection (1), “contribution-based”;

2. (b)

   subsections (3), (3A) and (6) to (11A).

In section 5—

1. (a)

   in the heading and in subsection (1), “contribution-based“;

2. (b)

   in subsection (2), “contribution-based”, in the first two places;

3. (c)

   in subsection (3), “contribution-based”.

In section 35(1)—

1. (a)

   in the definition of “claimant”, the words from “except” to the end;

2. (b)

   the definitions of “contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance”, “income-based conditions”, “income-based jobseeker’s allowance”, “income-related employment and support allowance”, “joint claim couple” and “joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance” and “the nominated member”.

In section 38—

1. (a)

   in subsections (3) and (4), “contribution-based”;

2. (b)

   subsection (6).

In Schedule 1—

1. (a)

   in paragraph 6(1), “contribution-based”;

2. (b)

   paragraphs 8 and 8A;

3. (c)

   paragraphs 9 to 10;

4. (d)

   in paragraph 11(1), “contribution-based”;

5. (e)

   in paragraph 16(1) and (2)(d), “contribution-based“;

6. (f)

   paragraph 18(b) and (c).

In section 122—

1. (a)

   in the heading and in subsection (1)
   “housing benefit and rent allowance subsidy”;

2. (b)

   subsections (2) to (7).

In section 457(4)—

1. (a)

   sub-paragraphs (i) to (iia);

2. (b)

   in sub-paragraph (iii), the words from “or entitled” to “such a tax credit”.

In section 512ZB(4)—

1. (a)

   paragraph (a)(i) to (iia);

2. (b)

   paragraph (aa)(ii);

3. (c)

   paragraph (b)(i) to (iia);

4. (d)

   paragraph (c)(ii) and the preceding “or”.

In Schedule 2—

1. (a)

   paragraph 1 (and the preceding heading);

2. (b)

   paragraph 5A (and the preceding heading);

3. (c)

   paragraph 6(b)(i);

4. (d)

   paragraph 7 (and the preceding heading).

In Schedule 2A, in paragraph 3—

1. (a)

   in the definition of “national studies functions”, paragraph (d);

2. (b)

   in the definition of “reporting functions”, paragraph (a);

3. (c)

   the definition of “section 139A inspector”.

In section 115(1)—

1. (a)

   “to income-based jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 or”;

2. (b)

   the words from “or to income-related” to “support allowance)“;

3. (c)

   paragraphs (e), (j) and (k).

F1In Schedule A1, in paragraph 17(1)—

1. (a)

   in paragraph (a), the words from “disregarding any” to “working tax credit,”;

2. (b)

   in paragraph (b), “child tax credit or working tax credit”.

In section 6B—

1. (a)

   in subsection (2)(b)(i), “or an authority which administers housing benefit or council tax benefit”;

2. (b)

   subsections (6), (7), (9) and (10).

In section 7—

1. (a)

   subsections (3), (4), (4B) and (5);

2. (b)

   in subsection (10), “8 or“.

In section 9—

1. (a)

   subsection (1)(a), (b), (bc), (c) and (d);

2. (b)

   subsections (3), (4), (4B) and (5).

In section 11(3)—

1. (a)

   paragraph (b);

2. (b)

   paragraph (d).

In section 13, the definitions of—

1. (a)

   “income-based jobseeker’s allowance”, “joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance” and “joint-claim couple“;

2. (b)

   “income-related allowance“.

In section 110—

1. (a)

   subsection (1);

2. (b)

   in subsection (3), “(1) or”.

In section 13A—

1. (a)

   subsection (1);

2. (b)

   in subsection (3), “(1) or”.

In section 1—

1. (a)

   in subsection (2), in the opening words, “either”;

2. (b)

   in subsection (2)(a), “Part 1 of” and “that Part of”;

3. (c)

   subsection (2)(b) and the preceding “or”;

4. (d)

   subsection (3)(e);

5. (e)

   in subsection (3)(f), the words from “(and” to “allowance)”;

6. (f)

   in subsection (3A), “Part 1 of”;

7. (g)

   in subsection (6), the definition of “joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance”;

8. (h)

   subsections (6A) and (7).

In section 1A—

1. (a)

   in the heading, “contributory”;

2. (b)

   in subsections (1)
   (in both places), (3) and (4), “Part 1 of”.

In Schedule 1—

1. (a)

   the heading to Part 1;

2. (b)

   paragraph 1(5)(e) and the preceding “and”;

3. (c)

   Part 2.

In Schedule 2—

1. (a)

   in the headings to paragraphs 6 and 7, “Contributory allowance:“;

2. (b)

   paragraph 8;

3. (c)

   paragraph 11(b) and (c);

4. (d)

   paragraph 12, so far as not otherwise repealed.

In section 1059—

1. (a)

   subsection (3);

2. (b)

   in subsection (5), “child tax credit or working tax credit”.

In section 1108—

1. (a)

   subsection (3);

2. (b)

   in subsection (5), “child tax credit or working tax credit”.

In Part 3 of Schedule 7, the entries relating to —

1. (a)

   section 2B of the Social Security Administration Act 1992;

2. (b)

   section 72(3)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;

3. (c)

   paragraph 5A of Schedule 2 to the Social Security Act 1998;

4. (d)

   the Employment Act 2002;

5. (e)

   the Civil Partnership Act 2004.

In section 131—

1. (a)

   in subsection (3), “or housing benefit” in all three places;

2. (b)

   in subsection (7)(a)(i), the words from “or a person engaged” to the end;

3. (c)

   in subsection (9)(a)(i), the words from “or a person engaged” to the end;

4. (d)

   subsection (11)(d) to (f);

5. (e)

   in subsection (12), the definition of “person engaged in the administration of housing benefit”.

In section 32(2), in the inserted section 20E of the Jobseekers Act 1995—

1. (a)

   subsection (1) (a) to (c);

2. (b)

   in subsection (2)(c), “or 18A”;

3. (c)

   subsection (2)(d);

4. (d)

   in subsection (3)(a), “11A, 11C,” and “or 18B”;

5. (e)

   in subsection (4)(a), “11A”.

In section 32—

1. (a)

   in subsection (3)(e), the words from “as” to “Act)”;

2. (b)

   in subsection (3)(f), the words from “as” to “Schedule)”;

3. (c)

   subsection (5).

In Part 3 of Schedule 7, the entries relating to—

1. (a)

   sections 15A and 17A(1) of the Jobseekers Act 1995;

2. (b)

   paragraphs 2(2), (3) and (4)(b), 3, 4(1), 12 and 13 of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999;

3. (c)

   paragraph 12(2) of Schedule 3 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007.

In section 35(1)—

1. (a)

   in the definition of “employment”, “except in section 7“;

2. (b)

   the definitions of “employment officer” (as inserted by section 44(5) of this Act) and “jobseeker’s direction” (as inserted by Schedule 7 to this Act);

3. (c)

   the definition of “training”.

In section 37(1)—

1. (a)

   in paragraph (a)(i), “6, 7”;

2. (b)

   paragraph (ab) (as inserted by section 46(2) of this Act).

In section 16—

1. (a)

   subsection (1)(d) to (f);

2. (b)

   in subsections (2)(a) and (3)(a), “or Schedule 1A”.

In Schedule 2—

1. (a)

   in paragraph 10A(1), “or Schedule 1A”;

2. (b)

   in paragraph 12, paragraph (ca) (but not the final “or”);

3. (c)

   in paragraph 13, “, or under any paragraph of Schedule 1A other than paragraph 8,”.

In section 32, in the section 20E to be inserted into the Jobseekers Act 1995—

1. (a)

   subsection (1)(d) to (f);

2. (b)

   in subsections (3)(a) and (4)(a), “or Schedule A1”.

In section 138—

1. (a)

   in subsection (1), the “and” preceding paragraph (b);

2. (b)

   subsections (3) and (5).

In Schedule 4, in Part 1—

1. (a)

   the heading “The Social Fund”;

2. (b)

   under that heading, the entries relating to the social fund Commissioner, a social fund inspector and a member of any staff employed in connection with the social fund.

In section 71—

1. (a)

   subsection (7);

2. (b)

   in subsection (8), “or (7)”;

3. (c)

   subsections (10A) and (10B);

4. (d)

   subsection (11)(aa) and (ac).

In section 121E—

1. (a)

   in subsections (2) and (2ZA), the words “subject to subsection (2A),”, “social security,” and “or employment or training”;

2. (b)

   subsection (2A).

In section 121F—

1. (a)

   in subsections (1) and (1A), the words “social security,” and “or employment or training”;

2. (b)

   in subsection (2), “(subject to subsection (2A))”;

3. (c)

   subsection (2A).

In Schedule 5—

1. (a)

   in paragraph 4(2) “social security or”;

2. (b)

   paragraph 4(3)

3. (c)

   in paragraph 4(3A) “social security,”;

4. (d)

   in paragraph 4(3B), “social security or”;

5. (e)

   in paragraph 4(4), “(3) and”;

6. (f)

   in paragraph 6(1), “social security,”;

7. (g)

   in paragraph 6(1A), “social security,”

8. (h)

   in paragraph 6(3) “social security or”;

9. (i)

   paragraph 12(a).

In section 171A—

1. (a)

   in subsection (2), paragraph (b) and the preceding “or”;

2. (b)

   in subsection (3), “, or annexed to,”.