Point in time view as at 21/09/2015. This version of this part contains provisions that are prospective.
Welfare Reform Act 2012,
Part 2
is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 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.
Prospective
9E+W+SThe Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows.
10E+W+SIn section 5 (regulations about claims and payments) in subsection (6), before “subsection” there is inserted “or housing credit (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act 2002)”.
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 4 para. 11 repealed (6.4.2018) by Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (c. 7), ss. 20(11)(f)(ii), 36(6); S.I. 2018/438, reg. 2(1) (with reg. 2(2)(3))
12(1)Section 122F (supply by rent officers of information) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (3)(a) at the end of the words in brackets there is inserted “or housing credit”.
(3)In subsection (4) at the end there is inserted “or housing credit”.
(4)After that subsection there is inserted—
“(5)In this section “housing credit“ has the same meaning as in the State Pension Credit Act 2002”.
13(1)Section 122 of the Housing Act 1996 (rent officers) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In the heading, at the end there is inserted “and housing credit”.
(3)In subsection (1), at the end there is inserted “or housing credit (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act 2002)“.
14E+W+SIn section 69 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (discretionary financial assistance with housing), in subsection (1)(a), after “universal credit” there is inserted “ or housing credit (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act 2002) ”.
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