SCHEDULES

Valid from 25/02/2013

SCHEDULE 5 E+W+S Universal credit and other working-age benefits

Prospective

Earnings tapers E+W+S

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.”