SCHEDULE 1Consequential Amendments to Primary Legislation

Welfare Reform Act 2007

32.

(1)

Paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act 200760 (income-related allowance) is amended as follows.

(2)

In sub-paragraph (5), for the definition of “couple” substitute—

““couple” means—

(a)

two people who are married to, or civil partners of, each other and are members of the same household; or

(b)

two people who are not married to, or civil partners of, each other but are living together as a married couple otherwise than in prescribed circumstances;”.

(3)

Omit sub-paragraph (6).