Legislation – The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017

Modification of the No. 23 Order: claims for housing benefit, income support or a tax credit13.

Article 7 of the No. 23 Order (prevention of claims for housing benefit, income support or a tax credit)28 applies as though the reference in paragraph (1) of that article to article 3(1) and (2)(a) to (c) of that Order included—

(a)

a reference to paragraph (1) and sub-paragraphs (d) and (k) of paragraph (2) of article 3 of the No. 19 Order, in respect of claims in relation to which those sub-paragraphs are modified respectively by article 5(2)(a) and 5(2)(b) of this Order;

(b)

a reference to paragraph (1) and sub-paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (i), (m) and (r) of paragraph (2) of article 3 of the No. 22 Order, in respect of claims in relation to which those sub-paragraphs are modified respectively by articles 7(2)(a), 4(2)(a), 3(2)(a), 8(2)(a), 9(2)(a) and 8(2)(b) of this Order;

(c)

a reference to paragraph (1) and sub-paragraph (e) of paragraph (2) of article 3 of the No. 22 Order, in respect of claims in relation to which that sub-paragraph is modified by articles 6(2)(a) and 7(2)(b) of this Order;

(d)

a reference to paragraph (1) and sub-paragraphs (b), (f), (g), (i), (k), (l), (n), (t), (u), (v), (z) and (bb) of paragraph (2) of article 3 of the No. 24 Order, in respect of claims in relation to which those sub-paragraphs are modified respectively by articles 4(2)(b), 4(2)(c), 4(2)(d), 3(2)(c), 8(2)(d), 7(2)(d), 6(2)(b), 3(2)(e), 3(2)(f), 9(2)(b), 9(2)(c) and 9(2)(d) of this Order; and

(e)

a reference to paragraph (1) and sub-paragraphs (a) and (p) of paragraph (2) of article 3 of the No. 24 Order, in respect of claims in relation to which those sub-paragraphs are modified respectively by articles 3(2)(b), 7(2)(c) and 8(2)(c), and articles 3(2)(d) and 4(2)(e) of this Order.