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Part 4 Personal independence payment
Part 5 Social security: general
SCHEDULES
Universal credit: supplementary regulation-making powers
Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
3.The Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows....
4.In section 1 (entitlement to benefit dependent on claim), in...
7.In section 74 (income support and other payments), in subsection...
8.In section 74A (payments of benefit where maintenance payments collected...
9.In section 78 (recovery of social fund awards), in subsection...
10.In section 105 (failure to maintain - general), in subsection...
11.In section 106 (recovery of expenditure on benefit from person...
12.In section 108 (reduction of expenditure on income support etc),...
13.In section 109 (diversion of arrested earnings - Scotland), in...
14.In section 121DA (interpretation of Part 6), in subsection (1),...
15.In section 122B (supply of other government information for fraud...
16.(1) Section 122F (supply by rent officers of information relating...
17.In section 124 (age, death and marriage), in subsection (1)—...
18.In section 125 (regulations as to notification of death), in...
19.In section 126 (information from personal representatives), in subsection (1),...
20.In section 130 (duties of employers), in subsection (1), before...
21.In section 132 (duties of employers - statutory maternity pay...
22.In section 150 (uprating)— (a) in subsection (1) at the...
23.After section 159C there is inserted— Effect of alterations affecting...
24.After section 160B there is inserted— Implementation of increases in...
25.(1) Section 165 (adjustments between National Insurance Fund and Consolidated...
26.(1) In section 170 (Social Security Advisory Committee), subsection (5)...
27.(1) Section 179 (reciprocal agreements) is amended as follows.
28.In section 180 (payment of travelling expenses), in paragraphs (a)...
29.In section 182B (information about postal redirection), in subsection (5)(b),...
30.In section 187 (inalienability), in subsection (1), before paragraph (a)...
31.In section 191 (interpretation), in the definition of “benefit”, after...
Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14)
43.The Social Security Act 1998 (decisions and appeals) is amended...
46.In section 11 (regulations with respect to decisions), in subsection...
47.In section 27 (restriction on entitlement in cases of error),...
48.In section 28(3) (correction of errors in decisions etc)—
49.In section 39 (interpretation), in subsection (1), before the definition...
50.(1) Schedule 2 (decisions against which no appeal lies) is...
51.In Schedule 3 (decisions against which an appeal lies), after...
Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19)
Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11)
56.The Social Security Fraud Act 2001 is amended as follows....
57.In section 6A (definitions), in subsection (1), in the definition...
58.(1) Section 6B (loss of benefit in case of conviction,...
59.(1) Section 7 (loss of benefit for second or subsequent...
60.(1) Section 8 (effect of offence on joint-claim jobseeker's allowance)...
61.(1) Section 9 (effect of offence on benefits for members...
62.In section 10(3) (power to supplement and mitigate loss of...
63.(1) In section 11 (loss of benefit regulations), subsection (3)...
Abolition of benefits: consequential amendments
Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19)
10.The Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 is...
11.(1) Section 69 (discretionary financial assistance with housing) is amended...
12.(1) Section 70 (grants towards cost of discretionary housing payments)...
13.After section 70 there is inserted— Payment of grant (1) A grant under section 70 shall be made by...
Housing credit element of state pension credit
Part 1 Amendments to State Pension Credit Act 2002
State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16)
1.The State Pension Credit Act 2002 is amended as follows....
2.In section 1 (entitlement), in subsection (2)(c), at the end...
3.In that section, in subsection (3)— (a) after paragraph (b)...
4.After section 3 there is inserted— Housing credit (1) The first of the conditions mentioned in section 1(2)(c)(iii)...
5.In section 7 (fixing of retirement provision for assessed income...
6.In section 12 (polygamous marriages), in subsection (2)(b), after “savings...
7.In section 17 (interpretation), in subsection (1), after the definition...
Universal credit and other working-age benefits
Jobseeker's allowance in interim period: consequential amendments
3.In section 16(3)(b) and 17(4) (in both places) for “good...
4.In section 17A (employment schemes), in subsection (5)(c) for “jobseeker's...
5.Section 20 (exemptions from section 19) is amended as follows—...
6.Sections 20C and 20D (uncommenced provision relating to sanctions for...
7.In section 22 (members of the forces), in subsection (2),...
8.In section 35 (interpretation), in subsection (1), before the definition...
9.In section 36 (regulations and orders), after subsection (1) there...
Social fund discretionary payments: consequential amendments
Personal independence payment: amendments
Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
7.The Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows....
8.(1) Section 1 (entitlement to benefit dependent on claim) is...
9.In section 5(2) (regulations about claims for and payments of...
10.In section 71(11) (overpayments), after paragraph (ac) there is inserted—...
11.In section 73 (overlapping benefits - general), after subsection (5)...
12.In section 121DA (interpretation of Part 6), in subsection (1),...
13.In section 122B (supply of other government information for fraud...
14.In section 122C (supply of information to authorities administering benefit),...
15.In section 124 (age, death and marriage), in subsection (1),...
16.In section 125 (regulations as to notification of deaths), in...
17.In section 150 (uprating)— (a) in subsection (1), after paragraph...
18.In section 159 (effect of alteration in the component rates...
20.In section 159B (effect of alterations affecting state pension credit),...
22.In section 160 (implementation of increases in income support due...
23.In section 160A (implementation of increases in income-based jobseeker's allowance...
24.In section 160B (implementation of increases in employment and support...
25.In section 165 (adjustments between National Insurance Fund and Consolidated...
26.In section 170 (Social Security Advisory Committee), in subsection (5)—...
27.(1) Section 179 (reciprocal agreements) is amended as follows.
28.In section 180 (payment of travelling expenses), in paragraphs (a)...
29.In section 182B (information about postal redirection), in subsection (5)(b),...
30.In section 184 (control of pneumoconiosis), in paragraph (c), for...
31.In section 187 (inalienability), in subsection (1), after paragraph (ac)...
32.In section 191 (interpretation), in the definition of “benefit”, for...
33.In Schedule 7 (regulations not requiring prior submission to Social...
Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14)
38.In section 2(2) (use of computers), after paragraph (k) (inserted...
40.In section 11(3) (regulations with respect to decisions), in the...
41.In section 27(7) (restriction on entitlement in cases of error),...
42.In section 28(3) (correction of errors in decisions etc), after...
43.In Schedule 3 (decisions against which an appeal lies), in...
Personal independence payment: transitional
Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
Part 1 Establishment of Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
Part 2 Supplementary amendments to Child Poverty Act 2010
5.In section 6 (persistent poverty target), subsection (6)(b) and the...
7.In section 13 (advice and consultation: Scotland and Northern Ireland)—...
8.(1) In the italic heading preceding section 14, for “Reports”...
9.(1) Section 15 (statement in relation to target year) is...
10.In section 16 (economic and fiscal circumstances), in subsection (1)(b),...
12.In section 28 (regulations and orders), in subsection (5)(b), after...
13.(1) Schedule 2 (continuing effect of targets) is amended as...
Part 2 Entitlement to jobseeker's allowance without seeking employment
Part 3 Jobseeker's allowance: responsibilities for interim period
Part 4 Jobseeker's allowance: responsibilities after introduction of universal credit
Part 5 Employment and support allowance: responsibilities after introduction of universal credit
Part 10 Powers to require information relating to claims and awards
Part 13 Information-sharing between Secretary of State and HMRC
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