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Welfare Reform Act 2012, Paragraph 5 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

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5(1)In Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (housing benefit and council tax benefit), paragraph 4 (decisions superseding earlier decisions) is amended as follows.E+W+S

(2)In sub-paragraph (1), the “and” at the end of paragraph (a) is repealed and after that paragraph there is inserted—

(aa)any decision under this Schedule of an appeal tribunal or a Commissioner, and.

(3)In sub-paragraph (2)—

(a)after “the decision appealed against to“ there is inserted “the tribunal or”;

(b)after “the decision being appealed against to” there is inserted “ the Commissioner or ”.

(4)After sub-paragraph (6) there is inserted—

(7)In this paragraph—

  • appeal tribunal” means an appeal tribunal constituted under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Social Security Act 1998 (the functions of which have been transferred to the First-tier Tribunal);

  • Commissioner” means a person appointed as a Social Security Commissioner under Schedule 4 to that Act (the functions of whom have been transferred to the Upper Tribunal), and includes a tribunal of such persons.

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