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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Work-related requirements and sanctions
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Point in time view as at 30/03/2022.
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Welfare Reform Act 2012, Cross Heading: Work-related requirements and sanctions is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 10 December 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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Work-related requirements and sanctionsE+W+S
5(1)The provision referred to in paragraph 1(1) includes—E+W+S
(a)provision relating to the application of work-related requirements for relevant benefits;
(b)provision relating to the application of sanctions.
(2)The provision referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) includes—
(a)provision that a claimant commitment for a relevant benefit is to be treated as a claimant commitment for universal credit;
(b)provision that a work-related requirement for a relevant benefit is treated as a work-related requirement for universal credit;
(c)provision for anything done which is relevant to compliance with a work-related requirement for a relevant benefit to be treated as done for the purposes of compliance with a work-related requirement for universal credit;
(d)provision temporarily disapplying any provision of this Part in relation to work-related requirements for universal credit.
(3)The provision referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) includes—
(a)provision for a sanction relevant to an award of a relevant benefit to be applied to an award of universal credit;
(b)provision for anything done which is relevant to the application of a sanction for a relevant benefit to be treated as done for the purposes of the application of a sanction for universal credit;
(c)provision temporarily disapplying any provision of this Part in relation to the application of sanctions.
(4)In this paragraph—
“relevant benefit” means—
(a)
jobseeker's allowance,
(b)
employment and support allowance, and
“work-related requirement” means—
(a)
for universal credit, a work-related requirement within the meaning of this Part;
(b)
for jobseeker's allowance, a requirement imposed—
(i)
by virtue of regulations under section 8 or 17A of the Jobseekers Act 1995,
(ii)
by a jobseeker's direction (within the meaning of section 19A of that Act),
(iii)
by virtue of regulations under section 2A, 2AA or 2D of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, or
(iv)
by a direction under section 2F of that Act;
(c)
for employment and support allowance, a requirement imposed—
(i)
by virtue of regulations under section 8, 9, 11, 12 or 13 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007,
(ii)
by a direction under section 15 of that Act,
(iii)
by virtue of regulations under section 2A, 2AA or 2D of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, or
(iv)
by a direction under section 2F of that Act;
(d)
for income support, a requirement imposed—
(i)
by virtue of regulations under section 2A, 2AA or 2D of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, or
(ii)
by a direction under section 2F of that Act;
“sanction” means a reduction of benefit under—
(a)
section 26 or 27 above,
(b)
section 19, 19A or 19B of the Jobseekers Act 1995,
(c)
section 11, 12 or 13 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007, or
(d)
section 2A, 2AA or 2D of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.
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