Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 33 (C. 4)
Social Security
The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 21 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015
Made
19th January 2015
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 150(3) and (4)(a), (b)(i) and (c) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012( 1 ):
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 21 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015.
Interpretation
2. —(1) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012;
“the 1998 Act” means the Social Security Act 1998( 2 );
“the amending provisions” means the provisions referred to in article 4(1)(a) to (c) of the No. 9 Order (day appointed for the abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker’s allowance)( 3 );
“claimant”—
in relation to an employment and support allowance, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007( 4 ), save as mentioned in article 5(1A) of the No. 9 Order as applied by article 4(7) of this Order( 5 );
in relation to a jobseeker’s allowance, has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995( 6 ) (as it applies apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act that remove references to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance), save as mentioned in article 5(1A) of the No. 9 Order as applied by article 4(7) of this Order;
in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Act( 7 );
“the Claims and Payments Regulations 2013” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013( 8 );
“employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;
“First-tier Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the 1998 Act;
“jobseeker’s allowance” means a jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995;
“joint claimants”, in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Act( 9 );
“the No. 9 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013( 10 );
“the No. 28 relevant district” means the postcode part-district SM5 2;
“single claimant”, in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Act( 11 );
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“Upper Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the 1998 Act.
(2) For the purposes of this Order, the Claims and Payments Regulations 2013 apply for the purpose of deciding—
(a) whether a claim for universal credit is made; and
(b) the date on which such a claim is made.
Day appointed for the coming into force of the universal credit provisions
3. —(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act listed in Schedule 2 to the No. 9 Order, in so far as they are not already in force, in relation to the case of a claim referred to in paragraph (2), and any award that is made in respect of the claim, is the day appointed in accordance with paragraph (3).
(2) The claims referred to are—
(a) a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 28th January 2015 in respect of a period that begins on or after 28th January 2015 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in the No. 28 relevant district ...;
(b) a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 28th January 2015 in respect of a period that begins on or after 28th January 2015 where—
(i) in the case of a single claimant, the claimant gives incorrect information regarding the claimant residing in the No. 28 relevant district ... and the claimant does not reside in that district ... on the date on which the claim is made;
(ii) in the case of joint claimants, either or both of the joint claimants gives or give incorrect information regarding his or her (or their) residing in that district ... and one or both of them does not or do not reside in that district ... on the date on which the claim is made,
and after a decision is made that the single claimant is, or the joint claimants are, entitled to universal credit and one or more payments have been made in respect of the single claimant or the joint claimants, the Secretary of State discovers that incorrect information has been given regarding such residence ....
(3) The day appointed in relation to the case of a claim referred to in paragraph (2), and any award that is made in respect of the claim, is the first day of the period in respect of which the claim is made.
(4) Article 3(6) of the No. 9 Order applies for the purposes of paragraph (3) as it applies for the purposes of article 3(4)(a) of the No. 9 Order.
(5) Article 3A of the No. 9 Order( 12 ) applies in connection with a claim for universal credit where a single claimant, or, as the case may be, either or both of joint claimants, gives or give incorrect information regarding his or her (or their) residing in the No. 28 relevant district ..., as it applies in connection with the giving of incorrect information regarding a claimant residing in one of the relevant districts (as defined in the No. 9 Order) ....
Day appointed for the abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker’s allowance
4. —(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the amending provisions, in relation to the case of a claim referred to in paragraph (2), and any award that is made in respect of the claim, is the day appointed in accordance with paragraph (3).
(2) The claims referred to are—
(a) a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 28th January 2015 in respect of a period that begins on or after 28th January 2015 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in the No. 28 relevant district ...;
(b) a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 28th January 2015 in respect of a period that begins on or after 28th January 2015 where—
(i) in the case of a single claimant, the claimant gives incorrect information regarding the claimant residing in the No. 28 relevant district ... and the claimant does not reside in that district ... on the date on which the claim is made;
(ii) in the case of joint claimants, either or both of the joint claimants gives or give incorrect information regarding his or her (or their) residing in that district ... and one or both of them does not or do not reside in that district ... on the date on which the claim is made,
and after a decision is made that the single claimant is, or the joint claimants are, entitled to universal credit and one or more payments have been made in respect of the single claimant or the joint claimants, the Secretary of State discovers that incorrect information has been given regarding such residence ...;
(c) a claim for an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker’s allowance that is made or treated as made on or after 28th January 2015 where, on the date on which the claim is made or treated as made, the claimant resides in the No. 28 relevant district ...;
(d) a claim for an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker’s allowance other than one referred to in sub-paragraph (c) that is made or treated as made during the relevant period by a single claimant of universal credit or by either of two joint claimants of universal credit who has or have made a claim for universal credit within sub-paragraph (a) or (b).
(3) The day appointed in relation to the case of a claim referred to in paragraph (2), and any award that is made in respect of the claim, is the first day of the period in respect of which the claim is made.
(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(d), “relevant period” means, in relation to a claim for universal credit within paragraph (2)(a) or (b), any UC claim period, and any period subsequent to any UC claim period in respect of which the claimant is entitled to an award of universal credit in respect of the claim.
(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4), a “UC claim period” is a period when—
(a) a claim for universal credit within sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2), or within sub-paragraph (b)(i) or (ii) of that paragraph, has been made but a decision has not yet been made on the claim; or
(b) a decision has been made that the claimant is not entitled to universal credit and—
(i) the Secretary of State is considering whether to revise that decision under section 9 of the 1998 Act, whether on an application made for that purpose, or on the Secretary of State’s own initiative; or
(ii) the claimant has appealed against that decision to the First-tier Tribunal and that appeal or any subsequent appeal to the Upper Tribunal or to a court has not been finally determined.
(6) Paragraphs (6), (7), (9) and (10) of article 4 of the No. 9 Order( 13 ) apply in relation to a claim for universal credit referred to in paragraph (2) (and any award that is made in respect of the claim) as they apply in relation to a claim for universal credit referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of article 4(2) of the No. 9 Order (and any award that is made in respect of the claim).
(7) Paragraphs (1A) and (1B) of article 5 of the No. 9 Order( 14 ) apply for the purposes of paragraph (2)(c) as they apply for the purposes of article 4(2)(a) of the No. 9 Order (but as if the references in paragraph (1A) to Schedule 5 to the No. 9 Order were omitted).
(8) Paragraphs (5) to (7) of article 5 of the No. 9 Order( 15 ) apply for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) of paragraph (2) as they apply for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (a) and (g) of article 4(2) of the No. 9 Order.
(9) Article 5(8) of the No. 9 Order applies for the purposes of paragraph (3) as it applies for the purposes of article 4(3)(a) of the No. 9 Order.
Application of the No. 9 Order
5. Articles 9 to 22 of the No. 9 Order( 16 ) apply in connection with the coming into force of the amending provisions in relation to the case of a claim referred to in article 4(2), and any award made in respect of the claim, as they apply in connection with the coming into force of the amending provisions in relation to the case of a claim referred to in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (g) of article 4(2) of the No. 9 Order and any award made in respect of the claim.
Transitional provision: claims for housing benefit, income support or a tax credit
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Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Freud
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
2012 c.5 .
Article 4 was substituted by S.I. 2014/1452 (C. 56) and amended by S.I. 2014/1923 (C.88) . Paragraphs (8) and (9) of article 4 were inserted by S.I. 2015/32 (C. 3)
2007 c.5 .
Article 5(1A) was inserted by S.I. 2014/3067 (C.129) .
See section 40.
See section 40.
See section 40.
Article 3A was substituted by S.I. 2014/1923 (C. 88) .
Paragraphs (8) and (9) of article 4 were inserted by S.I. 2015/32 (C. 3) .
Article 5 was substituted by S.I. 2014/1452 (C. 56) and amended by S.I. 2014/1923 (C. 88) ; paragraphs (1) to (1B) of article 5 were inserted by S.I. 2014/3067 (C.129) .
Paragraphs (5) to (7) of article 5 were substituted by S.I. 2015/32 (C. 3) .
Articles 10 to 13 of, and Schedule 4 to, the No. 9 Order (Schedule 4 takes effect under article 9) were amended by S.I. 2013/1511 (C.60) ; article 11 of the No. 9 Order was amended by S.I. 2013/2657 (C.107) ; articles 9, 11, 13, 15, 18 and 22 of the No. 9 Order were amended by S.I. 2014/1452 (C.56) ; articles 10, 11, 12 and 13 were amended by S.I. 2014/3067 (C.129) .
S.I. 2012/1246 was amended by S.I. 2012/1440 and 2530 .