There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to 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. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
[F24.—(1) If the claimant is a single claimant, the claimant must declare that, during the period of one month starting with the date on which the claim for universal credit is made, the claimant’s earned income is expected not to exceed [F3£338].
(2) If the claim for universal credit is made by a couple as joint claimants, they must declare that, during the period of one month starting with the date on which the claim is made—
(a)in relation to each member of the couple, the earned income of that member is expected not to exceed [F4£338]; and
(b)the couple’s total earned income is expected not to exceed [F5£541].
(3) If the claimant is a single claimant and is not a member of a couple, the claimant’s capital must not exceed £6,000.
(4) If the claimant is a single claimant and is a member of a couple, the couple’s total capital must not exceed £6,000.
(5) If the claim for universal credit is made by a couple as joint claimants, the couple’s total capital must not exceed £6,000.
(6) For the purposes of this paragraph, “couple” has the same meaning as it has in section 39 of the Act and “earned income” and “capital” have the same meanings as they have in Part 6 of the Universal Credit Regulations.]]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 5 inserted (16.6.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14 and 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1452), arts. 3, 16
F2Sch. 5 para. 4 substituted (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, 4(7)(b)
F3Sum in Sch. 5 para. 4(1) substituted (6.4.2015 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(3), 5(a)(i)
F4Sum in Sch. 5 para. 4(2)(a) substituted (6.4.2015 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(3), 5(a)(i)
F5Sum in Sch. 5 para. 4(2)(b) substituted (6.4.2015 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(3), 5(a)(ii)
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