Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016

Sections 11 and 12

SCHEDULE 1 MEANING OF “THE RELEVANT SUMS” AND “THE RELEVANT AMOUNTS”

1 “The relevant sums” for the purposes of section 11 are the sums—

(a) specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1967);

(b) specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/213);

(c) specified in paragraph 25 of Schedule 3 to the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/213);

(d) specified in regulations under section 4(2) of the Jobseekers Act 1995;

(e) specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/207);

(f) specified in regulations under section 2(1)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;

(g) specified in regulations under section 2(4)(c) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007, so far as relating to the component under section 2(3) of that Act;

(h) specified in paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/794);

(i) specified in regulations under section 4(6)(c) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007, so far as relating to the component under section 4(5) of that Act;

(j) specified in regulations under section 9(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;

(k) specified in regulations under section 10(3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 in respect of an amount to be included under section 10(2) of that Act (but where more than one sum is so specified, only the smaller or smallest of those sums is a “relevant sum”);

(l) specified in regulations under section 12(3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 in respect of needs or circumstances of a claimant prescribed by virtue of section 12(2)(a) of that Act (but not in respect of needs or circumstances prescribed by virtue of section 12(2)(b)).

2 “The relevant amounts” for the purposes of section 12 are the amounts—

(a) specified in Schedule 2 to the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2005) for the basic element, the 30 hour element, the second adult element and the lone parent element;

(b) specified in regulation 7(4)(c) and (f) of the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2007).