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Welfare Reform Act 2012, Section 59 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

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59Claimant commitment for income supportE+W+S

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(1)The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is amended as follows.

(2)Section 124 (income support) is amended as follows—

(a)in subsection (1), after paragraph (e) there is inserted—

(ea)he has accepted a claimant commitment;;

(b)after subsection (1B) there is inserted—

(1C)Regulations may prescribe circumstances in which a person may be entitled to income support without having accepted a claimant commitment.

(3)After section 124 there is inserted—

124AClaimant commitment

(1)For the purposes of this Part a “claimant commitment” is a record of the claimant's responsibilities in relation to an award of income support.

(2)A claimant commitment is to be prepared by the Secretary of State and may be reviewed and updated as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

(3)A claimant commitment is to be in such form as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

(4)A claimant commitment is to include—

(a)any prescribed information, and

(b)any other information the Secretary of State considers it appropriate to include.

(5)For the purposes of section 124 and this section a claimant accepts a claimant commitment if, and only if, the claimant accepts the most up-to-date version of it in such manner as may be prescribed.

(6)Regulations may provide that in prescribed circumstances, a claimant is to be treated as having satisfied the condition mentioned in section 124(1)(ea).

(4)In section 2F of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (directions about work-related activity), in subsection (3)(b), for the words from “by” to “2E” there is substituted “ in such manner as the Secretary of State thinks fit ”.

(5)In section 2G of that Act (contracting out), in subsection (1), at the end there is inserted—

(d)any function under section 124A of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 in relation to a claimant commitment.

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