Point in time view as at 01/07/2012. This version of this cross heading contains provisions that are prospective.
Welfare Reform Act 2012, Cross Heading: Earnings tapers is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 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
5E+W+SIn section 4 of the Jobseekers Act 1995 (amount payable by way of a jobseeker's allowance), in subsection (1)(b)—
(a)after “making” there is inserted—
“(i)deductions in respect of earnings calculated in the prescribed manner (which may include multiplying some or all earnings by a prescribed percentage), and
(ii)”;
(b)“earnings,”(before “pension payments“) is repealed.
6(1)Section 2 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (amount of contributory allowance) is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (1)(c), after “making” there is inserted—
“(i)deductions in respect of earnings calculated in the prescribed manner (which may include multiplying some or all earnings by a prescribed percentage), and
(ii)”.
(3)At the end there is inserted—
“(6)In subsection (1)(c)(i) the reference to earnings is to be construed in accordance with sections 3, 4 and 112 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992.”
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