The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 23 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015

Amendment of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 21 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015

9.—(1) Paragraphs (2) to (4) apply in relation to a case where a claim for universal credit, an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker’s allowance is made on or after 10th June 2015.

(2) Where this paragraph applies, in article 2(1) of the No. 21 Order, omit the definition of “specified condition”.

(3) Where this paragraph applies, article 3 of the No. 21 Order is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (2)(a), omit “and meets the specified condition”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2)—

(i) in paragraph (i), omit “or meeting the specified condition” and “or does not meet the specified condition”;

(ii) in paragraph (ii), omit “or meeting the specified condition” and “or does not or do not meet the specified condition”; and

(iii) in the closing words, omit “or meeting the specified condition as the case may be”; and

(c) in paragraph (5), omit “or meeting the specified condition” and “or meeting the gateway conditions (as defined in the No. 9 Order)”.

(4) Where this paragraph applies, article 4 of the No. 21 Order is amended as follows—

(a) in sub-paragraphs (a) and (c) of paragraph (2), omit “and meets the specified condition”; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2)—

(i) in paragraph (i), omit “or meeting the specified condition” and “or does not meet the specified condition”;

(ii) in paragraph (ii), omit “or meeting the specified condition” and “or does not or do not meet the specified condition”; and

(iii) in the closing words, omit “or meeting the specified condition as the case may be”.

(5) With effect from 18th March 2015, article 6 of the No. 21 Order is amended as follows—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “(2) to (5)” substitute “(2) to (5) and (11)”;

(b) in paragraph (9)(b), for “regulation 6(1A)(b)” substitute “regulations 6(1A)(b) and 6A”; and

(c) after paragraph (10) insert—

“(11) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a claim for housing benefit, income support or a tax credit where, by virtue of a determination made under regulation 4 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014, the person in question would be prevented from making a claim for universal credit as referred to in that paragraph.”.