Sch. 6 para. 5(1)(2)(c)(d)(3)(a) in force at 25.2.2013 by S.I. 2013/358, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 para. 42

Sch. 6 para. 5(2)(a)(b)(3)(b)(c)(4) in force at 18.7.2019 by S.I. 2019/1135, art. 2

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/5/schedule/6/crossheading/workrelated-requirements-and-sanctions/2022-03-30Welfare Reform Act 2012An Act to make provision for universal credit and personal independence payment; to make other provision about social security and tax credits; to make provision about the functions of the registration service, child support maintenance and the use of jobcentres; to establish the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission and otherwise amend the Child Poverty Act 2010; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-11-08Expert Participation2022-03-30SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 6Migration to universal creditWork-related requirements and sanctions5(1)

The provision referred to in paragraph 1(1) includes—

(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

(c)

income support;

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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