The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2014

Interpretation U.K.

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012;

“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) M1 ;

[F1 “claimant”, in relation to an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker’s allowance, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 and the Jobseekers Act 1995 (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) respectively and, in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Act ; ]

“employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 M2 ;

“First-tier Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1998 M3 ;

“gateway conditions” means the conditions specified in Schedule 5 to the No. 9 Order M4 ;

“jobseeker's allowance” means a jobseeker's allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 M5 ;

[F2 “joint claimants”, in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Act ; ]

“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 M6 ;

“No. 8 relevant districts” means the postcode districts and part-districts specified in Part 1 of the Schedule;

“No. 9 relevant districts” means the postcode districts and part-districts specified in Part 2 of the Schedule;

“No. 10 relevant districts” means the postcode districts and part-districts specified in Part 3 of the Schedule;

“No. 11 relevant districts” means the postcode districts and part-districts specified in Part 4 of the Schedule;

“No. 12 relevant districts” means the postcode districts and part-districts specified in Part 5 of the Schedule;

“No. 13 relevant districts” means the postcode districts and part-districts specified in Part 6 of the Schedule;

[F2 “single claimant”, in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Act;]

“Upper Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1998.

(2) For the purposes of this Order, the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 M7 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.

Textual Amendments

F1 Definition in art. 2(1) inserted (30.6.2014) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13 14, 16 and 17 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1661), art. 9

F2 Definitions in art. 2(1) inserted (28.7.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14, 16 and 17 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment) (No. 2)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1923), arts. 3, 10(2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Art. 2 amended (24.11.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13 14, 16, 17 and 19 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3067), arts. 3, 5

C2 Art. 2 amended (26.1.2015 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/32), arts. 3(1), 8(1)

C3 Art. 2 amended (2.3.2015 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17 and 19 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/32), arts. 3(2), 8(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 Article 4 was substituted by S.I. 2014/1452 (C. 56).

M2 2007 c.5.

M3 1998 c. 14.

M4 Schedule 5 was inserted by S.I. 2014/1452 (C. 56).

M5 1995 c.18.

M6 S.I. 2013/983 (C. 41).

M7 S.I. 2013/380.