The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14, 16 and 17 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment) (No. 2)) Order 2014

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012;

“the 1995 Act” means the Jobseekers Act 1995(1);

“the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007(2);

“claimant”, in relation to an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker’s allowance, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the 2007 Act and the 1995 Act (as it applies apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act that remove references to an income-based jobseeker’s allowance) respectively and, in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Act(3);

“the Claims and Payments Regulations 2013” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013(4);

“employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act;

“jobseeker’s allowance” means a jobseeker’s allowance under the 1995 Act;

“joint claimants”, in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Act;

“the No. 9 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013(5);

“the No. 11 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013(6);

“the No. 13 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013(7);

“the No. 14 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2013(8);

“the No. 16 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2014(9);

“the No. 17 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 17 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2014(10);

“relevant districts” has the meaning given in the No. 9 Order;

“No. 2 relevant districts” and “No. 3 relevant districts” have the meanings given in the No. 11 Order;

“No. 4 relevant districts” has the meaning given in the No. 13 Order;

“No. 5 relevant districts” has the meaning given in the No. 14 Order;

“No. 6 relevant districts” and “No. 7 relevant districts” have the meanings given in the No. 16 Order;

“No. 8 relevant districts”, “No. 9 relevant districts”, “No. 10 relevant districts”, “No. 11 relevant districts”, “No. 12 relevant districts” and “No. 13 relevant districts” have the meanings given in the No. 17 Order;

“single claimant”, in relation to universal credit, has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Act;

“specified districts” means the relevant districts, No. 2 relevant districts, No. 3 relevant districts, No. 4 relevant districts, No. 5 relevant districts, No. 6 relevant districts, No. 7 relevant districts, No. 8 relevant districts, No. 9 relevant districts, No. 10 relevant districts, No. 11 relevant districts, No. 12 relevant districts and No. 13 relevant districts.

(2) For the purposes of this Order—

(a) the Claims and Payments Regulations 2013 apply for the purpose of deciding—

(i) whether a claim for universal credit is made or treated as made; and

(ii) the date on which such a claim is made;

(b) where a couple is treated, in accordance with regulation 9(8) of the Claims and Payments Regulations 2013, as making a claim for universal credit, references to the date on which the claim is treated as made are to the date of formation of the couple; and

(c) the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987(11) apply for the purpose of deciding—

(i) whether a claim for an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker’s allowance is made; and

(ii) the date on which such a claim is made or is to be treated as made.

(1)

1995 c.18.

(2)

2007 c.5.

(3)

See section 40 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5) (“the Act”).

(4)

S.I. 2013/380.

(5)

S.I. 2013/983 (C. 41).

(6)

S.I. 2013/1511 (C. 60).

(7)

S.I. 2013/2657 (C. 107).

(8)

S.I. 2013/2846 (C. 114).

(9)

S.I. 2014/209 (C. 7).

(10)

S.I. 2014/1583 C. 61).

(11)

S.I. 1987/1968.