Welfare Reform Act 2012

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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.

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