Welfare Reform Act 2012

Valid from 25/02/2013

Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5) E+W+S

7 E+W+S The Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows.

Valid from 08/04/2013

8 (1) Section 1 (entitlement to benefit dependent on claim) is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In subsection (3)—

(a) before paragraph (a) there is inserted—

“(za) for personal independence payment by virtue of section 82 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012; or”;

(b) paragraph (b) and the “or” preceding it is repealed.

(3) In subsection (4), after paragraph (ac) there is inserted—

“(ad) personal independence payment.”

9 E+W+S In section 5(2) (regulations about claims for and payments of benefit), after paragraph (ac) there is inserted—

“(ad) personal independence payment;”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

10 E+W+S In section 71(11) (overpayments), after paragraph (ac) there is inserted—

“(ad) personal independence payment;”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

11 E+W+S In section 73 (overlapping benefits - general), after subsection (5) there is inserted—

“(6) Personal independence payment is to be treated for the purposes of this section as if it were benefit as defined in section 122 of the Contributions and Benefits Act.”

Valid from 08/04/2013

12 E+W+S In section 121DA (interpretation of Part 6), in subsection (1), after paragraph (hj) (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) there is inserted—

“(hk) Part 4 of that Act;”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

13 E+W+S In section 122B (supply of other government information for fraud prevention and verification), in subsection (3)(b), after “Welfare Reform Act 2012” (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) there is inserted “, Part 4 of that Act”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

14 E+W+S In section 122C (supply of information to authorities administering benefit), in subsection (6)(b), after “Welfare Reform Act 2007” there is inserted “ , Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 ”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

15 E+W+S In section 124 (age, death and marriage), in subsection (1), after paragraph (ad) (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) there is inserted—

“(ae) of the provisions of Part 4 of that Act;”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

16 E+W+S In section 125 (regulations as to notification of deaths), in subsection (1), after “Welfare Reform Act 2012” (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) there is inserted “, Part 4 of that Act”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

17 E+W+S In section 150 (uprating)—

(a) in subsection (1), after paragraph (n) (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) there is inserted—

“(o) specified in regulations under section 78(3) or 79(3) of that Act;”;

(b) in subsection (3)(b), for “or (g)” there is substituted “ , (g) or (o) ”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

18 E+W+S In section 159 (effect of alteration in the component rates of income support), in subsection (5), in the definition of “benefit income”, after “income support;” there is inserted—

“(aa) personal independence payment;”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

19 E+W+S In section 159A (effect of alteration of rates of a jobseeker's allowance), in subsection (5), in the definition of “benefit income”, after “Contributions and Benefits Act;” there is inserted—

“(ab) personal independence payment;”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

20 E+W+S In section 159B (effect of alterations affecting state pension credit), in subsection (6), in the definition of “benefit income”, after “Contributions and Benefits Act” there is inserted “ or personal independence payment ”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

21 E+W+S In section 159C (effect of alteration of rates of an employment and support allowance), in subsection (6), in the definition of “benefit income”, after “Contributions and Benefits Act” there is inserted “ or personal independence payment ”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

22 E+W+S In section 160 (implementation of increases in income support due to attainment of particular ages), in subsection (3), after “entitlement to” there is inserted “personal independence payment or to“.

Valid from 08/04/2013

23 E+W+S In section 160A (implementation of increases in income-based jobseeker's allowance due to attainment of particular ages), in subsection (3), after “Contributions and Benefits Act;” there is inserted—

“(aa) personal independence payment;”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

24 E+W+S In section 160B (implementation of increases in employment and support allowance due to attainment of particular ages), in subsection (3), for the words from “a benefit” to the end there is substituted—

“(a) a benefit under the Contributions and Benefits Act; or

(b) personal independence payment.”

Valid from 08/04/2013

25 E+W+S In section 165 (adjustments between National Insurance Fund and Consolidated Fund), in subsection (1)(a)(iii), after “universal credit” (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) there is inserted “, personal independence payment”.

26 E+W+S In section 170 (Social Security Advisory Committee), in subsection (5)—

(a) in the definition of “the relevant enactments“, after paragraph (ak) (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) there is inserted—

“(al)

Part 4 of that Act;”;

(b) in the definition of “the relevant Northern Ireland enactments”, after paragraph (ak) (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) there is inserted—

“(al) any provisions in Northern Ireland which correspond to Part 4 of that Act;”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

27 (1) Section 179 (reciprocal agreements) is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In subsection (3)(a), after “Welfare Reform Act 2012” (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) there is inserted “, Part 4 of that Act”.

(3) In subsection (4), after paragraph (ag) (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) there is inserted—

“(ah) to Part 4 of that Act;”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

28 E+W+S In section 180 (payment of travelling expenses), in paragraphs (a) and (b)(i), after “Welfare Reform Act 2012” (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) there is inserted “, Part 4 of that Act”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

29 E+W+S In section 182B (information about postal redirection), in subsection (5)(b), after “Welfare Reform Act 2012” (inserted by Schedule 2 to this Act) there is inserted “, Part 4 of that Act”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

30 E+W+S In section 184 (control of pneumoconiosis), in paragraph (c), for “benefit as defined in section 122 of the Contributions and Benefits Act” there is substituted “personal independence payment, or benefit as defined in section 122 of the Contributions and Benefits Act,“.

Valid from 08/04/2013

31 E+W+S In section 187 (inalienability), in subsection (1), after paragraph (ac) there is inserted—

“(ad) personal independence payment;”.

32 E+W+S In section 191 (interpretation), in the definition of “benefit”, for “, state pension credit and an employment and support allowance” there is substituted “ state pension credit, an employment and support allowance and personal independence payment ”.

Valid from 08/04/2013

33 E+W+S In Schedule 7 (regulations not requiring prior submission to Social Security Advisory Committee), before paragraph 1 there is inserted—

“Personal independence payment E+W+S

A1 Regulations under section 78(3) or 79(3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.”