Welfare Reform Act 2012, Paragraph 2 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. 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.
2(1)Regulations may make provision as to the amount payable by way of a relevant benefit where a person is entitled to that benefit and universal credit.E+W+S
(2)Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may in particular provide for no amount to be payable by way of a relevant benefit.
(3)Regulations may, where a person is entitled to a relevant benefit and universal credit—
(a)make provision as to the application of work-related requirements;
(b)make provision as to the application of sanctions.
(4)Provision under sub-paragraph (3)(a) includes in particular—
(a)provision securing that compliance with a work-related requirement for a relevant benefit is to be treated as compliance with a work-related requirement for universal credit;
(b)provision disapplying any requirement on the Secretary of State to impose, or a person to comply with, a work-related requirement for a relevant benefit or universal credit.
(5)Provision under sub-paragraph (3)(b) includes in particular—
(a)provision for the order in which sanctions are to be applied to awards of relevant benefit and universal credit;
(b)provision to secure that the application of a sanction to an award of a relevant benefit does not result in an increase of the amount of an award of universal credit.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 5 para. 2 in force at 25.2.2013 by S.I. 2013/358, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 41
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