# The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2014

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# 2014 No. 209 (C. 7)

Social Security

# The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2014

Made

3rd February 2014

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 150(3) and (4)(a), (b)(i) and (c) of the Welfare Reform                           Act 2012 F1, makes the following Order:                        

F12012 c.5.

## CitationU.K.

1.  This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order                     2014.                  

## InterpretationU.K.

2.—(1) In this Order—                  

“the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012;                  

“the amending provisions” means the provisions referred to in article 4(1)(a) to (c) of the No. 9 Order (day appointed for the abolition of income-related                     employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker's allowance);                  

[F2“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;]                   

“employment and support allowance” means an employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 F3;                  

[F2“First-tier Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1998;]                   

[F2“gateway conditions” means the conditions referred to in Schedule 5 to the No. 9 Order;]                   

“jobseeker's allowance” means a jobseeker's allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 F4;                  

“No. 6 relevant districts” means the postcode part-districts specified in Part 1 of the Schedule;                  

“No. 7 relevant districts” means the postcode part-districts specified in Part 2 of the Schedule;                  

“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 F5.                  

[F2“Upper Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1998.]                   

(2) [F2For the purposes of this Order, a reference to a person who falls within the Pathfinder Group is a reference to a person who                        meets the requirements of regulations 5 to 12 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013 ]F6.                  

[F2For the purposes of this Order, the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment                        and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 apply for the purpose of deciding—                  

(a)whether a claim for universal credit is made; and                  

(b)the date on which such a claim is made.]                  

F2Art. 2 amended (16.6.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14 and 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment))                                 Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1452), **arts. 3**, 21(1)(2)

F32007 c.5.

F41995 c.18.

F5S.I. 2013/983 (C. 41).

F6S.I. 2013/386. The Regulations were amended by S.I. 2013/803 and 2070.

## Day appointed for the coming into force of the universal credit provisions in Part 1 of the ActU.K.

3.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act listed in Schedule 2 to the No. 9 Order, in so far                     as they are not already in force, in relation to the case of a claim referred to in paragraph (2), and any award that is made                     in respect of the claim, is the day appointed in accordance with paragraph (3).                  

(2) [F7The claims referred to are—                  

(a)a claim for universal credit that is made or treated as made on or after 24th February 2014 in respect of a period that begins                           on or after 24th February 2014 by a person who, on the day on which the claim is made or treated as made, resides in one of                           the No. 6 relevant districts;                  

(b)a claim for universal credit that is made or treated as made on or after 24th February 2014 by a person in respect of a period                           that begins on or after 24th February 2014, where—                  

(i)the person does not reside in one of the No. 6 relevant districts on the day on which the claim is made or treated as made;                  

(ii)in connection with the claim, the person gives incorrect information regarding their residence in such a district; and                  

(iii)after a decision is made that the person is entitled to universal credit and one or more payments have been made in respect                           of the person, the Secretary of State discovers that the person gave that incorrect information;                  

(c)a claim for universal credit that is made or treated as made on or after 7th April 2014 in respect of a period that begins                           on or after 7th April 2014 by a person who, on the day on which the claim is made or treated as made, resides in one of the                           No. 7 relevant districts; and                  

(d)a claim for universal credit that is made or treated as made on or after 7th April 2014 by a person in respect of a period                           that begins on or after 7th April 2014, where—                  

(i)the person does not reside in one of the No. 7 relevant districts on the day on which the claim is made or treated as made;                  

(ii)in connection with the claim, the person gives incorrect information regarding their residence in such a district; and                  

(iii)after a decision is made that the person is entitled to universal credit and one or more payments have been made in respect                           of the person, the Secretary of State discovers that the person gave that incorrect information.]                  

[F7The claims referred to are—                  

(a)a claim for universal credit where, on the date on which the claim is made or treated as made, the claimant resides in one                           of the No. 6 or No. 7 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions; and                  

(b)a claim for universal credit where—                  

(i)the claimant gives incorrect information regarding the claimant residing in a No 6 or a No. 7 relevant district or meeting the gateway conditions and does not reside in such a district or does not meet the gateway                           conditions on the date on which the claim is made; and                  

(ii)after a decision is made that the claimant is entitled to universal credit and one or more payments have been made in respect                           of the claimant, the Secretary of State discovers that incorrect information regarding residence or meeting the gateway conditions                           has been given.]                  

(3) The day appointed in relation to the case of a claim referred to in paragraph (2), and any award that is made in respect of                     the claim, is the first day of the period in respect of which the claim is made or treated as made.                  

(4) [F7Article 3(5) of the No. 9 Order applies for the purposes of paragraph (2) as it applies for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of article                        3(3) of the No. 9 Order.]                  

(5) Article 3(6) of the No. 9 Order applies for the purposes of paragraph (3) as it applies for the purposes of article 3(4)(a)                     of the No. 9 Order.                  

[F7(6)Article 3A of the No. 9 Order applies in connection with a claim for universal credit where a claimant makes an incorrect statement regarding the claimant                        residing in a No. 6 or a No. 7 relevant district or meeting the gateway conditions, as it applies in connection with an incorrect statement regarding                        the claimant residing in a relevant district (as defined in the No. 9 Order) or meeting the gateway conditions.]                   

F7Art. 3 amended (16.6.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14 and 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment))                                 Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1452), **arts. 3**, 21(1)(3)

## Day appointed for the abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker's allowanceU.K.

4.—(1) [F8The day appointed for the coming into force of the amending provisions, in relation to the case of a claim referred to in                        paragraph (2), and any award that is made in respect of the claim, is the day appointed in accordance with paragraph (3).                  

(2)The claims referred to are—                  

(a)a claim for universal credit, an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker's allowance that is made or treated as made                           on or after 24th February 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 24th February 2014 by a person who, on the day                           on which the claim is made or treated as made, resides in one of the No. 6 relevant districts and falls within the Pathfinder Group;                  

(b)a claim for universal credit that is made or treated as made by a person on or after 24th February 2014 in respect of a period                           that begins on or after 24th February 2014 where—                  

(i)the person does not reside in one of the No. 6 relevant districts or does not fall within the Pathfinder Group on the day on which the claim is made or treated as made;                  

(ii)in connection with the claim, the person gives incorrect information regarding their residence in such a district or their                           falling within the Pathfinder Group; and                  

(iii)after a decision is made that the person is entitled to universal credit and one or more payments have been made in respect                           of the person, the Secretary of State discovers that the person gave that incorrect information;                  

(c)a claim for universal credit, an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker's allowance that is made or treated as made                           on or after 7th April 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 7th April 2014 by a person who, on the day on which                           the claim is made or treated as made, resides in one of the No. 7 relevant districts and falls within the Pathfinder Group; and                  

(d)a claim for universal credit that is made or treated as made by a person on or after 7th April 2014 in respect of a period                           that begins on or after 7th April 2014 where—                  

(i)the person does not reside in one of the No. 7 relevant districts or does not fall within the Pathfinder Group on the day on which the claim is made or treated as made;                  

(ii)in connection with the claim, the person gives incorrect information regarding their residence in such a district or their                           falling within the Pathfinder Group; and                  

(iii)after a decision is made that the person is entitled to universal credit and one or more payments have been made in respect                           of the person, the Secretary of State discovers that the person gave that incorrect information.                  

(3)The day appointed in relation to the case of a claim referred to in paragraph (2), and any award that is made in respect of                        the claim, is the first day of the period in respect of which the claim is made or treated as made.                  

(4)Paragraphs (4) and (5) of article 4 of the No. 9 Order apply in relation to an award of universal credit that is made in respect of a claim for universal credit referred                        to in paragraph (2) as they apply in relation to an award of universal credit that is made in respect of a claim for universal                        credit referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of article 4(2) of the No. 9 Order.                  

(5)Paragraphs (1) and (2) of article 5 of the No. 9 Order apply for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (a) and (c) of paragraph (2) as they apply for the purposes of sub-paragraph                        (a) of article 4(2) of the No. 9 Order.                  

(6)Article 5(3) of the No. 9 Order applies for the purposes of paragraph (2) as it applies for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of article                        4(2) of the No. 9 Order.                  

(7)Article 5(4) of the No. 9 Order applies for the purposes of paragraph (3) as it applies for the purposes of article 4(3)(a) of the No. 9 Order.]                  

(1) [F8The day appointed for the coming into force of the amending provisions, in relation to the case of a claim referred to in                        paragraph (2) and any award that is made in respect of the claim, is the day appointed in accordance with paragraph (3).                  

(2)The claims referred to are—                  

(a)a claim for universal credit, an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker’s allowance where, on the date on which the                           claim is made, the claimant—                  

(i)resides in one of the No. 6 or No. 7 relevant districts; and                  

(ii)meets the gateway conditions;                  

(b)a claim for universal credit where—                  

(i)the claimant gives incorrect information regarding the claimant residing in a No. 6 or a No. 7 relevant district or meeting the gateway conditions and does not reside in such a district or does not meet the gateway                           conditions on the date on which the claim is made; and                  

(ii)after a decision is made that the claimant is entitled to universal credit and one or more payments have been made in respect                           of the claimant, the Secretary of State discovers that incorrect information has been given regarding residence or meeting                           the gateway conditions; and                  

(c)a claim for an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker’s allowance that does not fall within sub-paragraph (a) and                           that is made during the relevant period by a claimant of universal credit who has made a claim for universal credit within                           sub-paragraph (a) or (b).                  

(3)The day appointed in relation to the case of a claim referred to in paragraph (2), and any award that is made in respect of                        the claim, is the first day of the period in respect of which the claim is made.                  

(4)For the purposes of paragraph (2)(c), “relevant period” means, in relation to a claim for universal credit referred to in                        paragraph (2)(a) or (b), any UC claim period, and any period subsequent to any UC claim period in respect of which the claimant is entitled to an award of universal credit in respect of the claim.                  

(5)For the purposes of paragraph (4), a “UC claim period”is a period when—                  

(a)a claim for universal credit as referred to in paragraph (2)(a) or (b) has been made but a decision has not yet been made                           on the claim; or                  

(b)a decision has been made that the claimant is not entitled to universal credit and—                  

(i)the Secretary of State is considering whether to revise that decision under section 9 of the Social Security Act 1998, whether                           on an application made for that purpose, or on the Secretary of State’s own initiative; or                  

(ii)the claimant has appealed against that decision to the First-tier Tribunal and that appeal or any subsequent appeal to the                           Upper Tribunal or to a court has not been finally determined.                  

(6)Paragraphs (6) and (7) of article 4 of the No. 9 Order apply in relation to the case of a claim for universal credit referred to in paragraph (2) (and any award that is made in                        respect of the claim) as they apply in relation to the case of a claim for universal credit referred to in sub-paragraphs                        (a) and (b) of article 4(2) of the No. 9 Order (and any award that is made in respect of the claim).                  

(7)Article 5(1) of the No. 9 Order applies for the purposes of paragraph (2)(a) as it applies for the purposes of article 4(2)(a) of the No. 9 Order.                  

(8)Paragraphs (5) to (7) of article 5 of the No. 9 Order apply for the purposes of sub-paragraphs (a) and (c) of paragraph (2) as they apply for the purposes of paragraphs (a) and                        (g) of article 4(2) of the No. 9 Order.                  

(9)Article 5(8) of the No. 9 Order applies for the purposes of paragraph (3) as it applies for the purposes of article 4(3)(a) of the No. 9 Order].                  

F8Art. 4 amended (16.6.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14 and 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment))                                 Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1452), **arts. 3**, 21(1)(4)

## Application of the No. 9 OrderU.K.

5.[F9Articles 6 and][F9Articles]F109 to 22 of the No. 9 Order F11 apply in connection with the coming into force of the amending provisions in relation to the case of a claim referred to                     in article 4(2), and any award made in respect of the claim, as they apply in connection with the coming into force of the                     amending provisions in relation to the case of a claim referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of article 4(2) of the No.                     9 Order and any award made in respect of the claim.                  

F9Art. 5 amended (16.6.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14 and 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment))                                 Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1452), **arts. 3**, 21(1)(5)

F10Art. 5 amended (16.6.2014 for specified purposes) by The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 11, 13, 14 and 16 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment))                                 Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1452), **art. 17**

F11Articles 10 to 13 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Order (Schedule 4 takes effect under article 9) were amended by S.I. 2013/1511 (C.60); article 11 of the Order was amended by article 5 of S.I. 2013/2657 (C. 107).

## Day appointed for the coming into force of section 139 of the ActU.K.

6.  The day appointed for the coming into force of section 139 of the Act (recovery of child support maintenance by deduction                     from benefit) is the day following the day on which this Order is made.                  

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Freud

 Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

 Department for Work and Pensions

 Article 2(1)

## SCHEDULE 1U.K.

### **PART 1**U.K.The No.6 relevant districts

1.  BA1 0 to BA1 7.U.K.

2.  BA2 0 to BA2 6.U.K.

3.  BA2 9.U.K.

4.  BA3 2 and BA3 3.U.K.

5.  BA3 9.U.K.

6.  BS31 1.U.K.

7.  BS31 3.U.K.

8.  BS31 9.U.K.

9.  BS39 4 and BS39 5.U.K.

10.  BS39 7.U.K.

11.  HG1 1 to HG1 5.U.K.

12.  HG1 9.U.K.

13.  HG2 0.U.K.

14.  HG2 7 to HG2 9.U.K.

15.  HG3 1 to HG3 4.U.K.

16.  HG4 1 to HG4 3.U.K.

17.  HG4 9.U.K.

18.  HG5 0.U.K.

19.  HG5 5.U.K.

20.  HG5 8 and HG5 9.U.K.

21.  LS17 0.U.K.

22.  YO51 9.U.K.

### **PART 2**U.K.The No. 7 relevant districts

1.  CH5 1 to CH5 4.U.K.

2.  CH5 9.U.K.

## Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5) (“the Act”) that relate to universal credit (“UC”) and the abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based                        jobseeker's allowance, by reference to the cases set out in articles 3 and 4. This Order also brings into force section 139                        of the Act, which relates to child support maintenance.                     

Article 3 brings into force provisions relating to UC in Part 1 of the Act (“the UC provisions”), as set out in Schedule 2 to 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 (“the No. 9 Order”) in relation to four different cases.                     

Under article 3(2)(a), the UC provisions come into force in relation to a claim for UC, and any award that is made in respect                        of the claim, where the claimant claims UC on or after 24th February 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 24th                        February 2014 and, at the time that the claim is made, resides in a “No. 6 relevant district” (the “No. 6 relevant districts”                        are described in Part 1 of the Schedule). Other conditions (“Pathfinder Group conditions”) for making a claim for UC are set                        out in the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/386).                     

Under article 3(2)(b), the UC provisions come into force in relation to a claim for UC, and any award that is made in respect                        of the claim, where the claimant claims UC on or after 24th February 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 24th                        February 2014 and provides incorrect information as to their residence in a No. 6 relevant district, but this is only discovered                        once payments of UC have been made.                     

Sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) of article 3(2) make identical provision to sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of article 3(2) in relation                        to claims that are made on or after 7th April 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 7th April 2014 and in relation                        to residence in a No. 7 relevant district.                     

Under article 3(3), the day appointed for the commencement of the UC provisions in the above cases is the first day of the                        period in respect of which the claim is made or treated as made.                     

Paragraphs (4) and (5) of article 3 apply the provisions of paragraphs (5) and (6) of article 3 of the No. 9 Order to the                        cases referred to in paragraph (2) of article 3.                     

Article 4 brings into force provisions relating to the abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and of                        income-based jobseeker's allowance (“the amending provisions”), in relation to four different cases.                     

Under article 4(2)(a), the amending provisions come into force in relation to a claim for UC, an employment and support allowance                        (“ESA”) or a jobseeker's allowance (“JSA”), and any award that is made in respect of the claim, where a person claims UC, ESA or JSA on or after 24th February 2014                        in respect of a period that begins on or after 24th February 2014 and, at the time that the claim is made, resides in a No.                        6 relevant district and meets the Pathfinder Group conditions.                     

Under article 4(2)(b), the amending provisions come into force in relation to a claim for UC and any award that is made in                        respect of the claim where the claimant claims UC on or after 24th February 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or                        after 24th February 2014 and provides incorrect information as to their residence in a No. 6 relevant district, or as to their                        meeting the Pathfinder Group conditions, but this is only discovered once payments of UC have been made.                     

Sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) of article 4(2) make identical provision to sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of article 4(2) in relation                        to claims that are made on or after 7th April 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 7th April 2014 and in relation                        to residence in a No. 7 relevant district.                     

Under article 4(3), the day appointed for the coming into force of the amending provisions in the above cases is the first                        day of the period in respect of which the claim is made or treated as made.                     

Paragraphs (4) to (7) of article 4 apply the provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of article 4, and article 5, of the No.                        9 Order to the cases in paragraph (2) of article 4.                     

Article 5 provides that articles 6 and 9 to 22 of the No. 9 Order (transitional and transitory provisions) apply in connection                        with the coming into force of the amending provisions in relation to the case of a claim referred to in article 4(2), and                        any award made in respect of the claim, as they apply in connection with the coming into force of the amending provisions                        in relation to the case of a claim referred to in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of article 4(2) of the No. 9 Order, and any award                        made in respect of the claim.                     

Article 6 brings into force section 139 of the Act on the day following the day on which the Order is made. Section 139 substitutes                        subsections (1) and (2) of section 43 of the Child Support Act 1991 (c.48) with two new subsections. The new subsections allow                        for child support maintenance, arrears of child support maintenance and fees payable by a non-resident parent under section                        6 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (c.6) to be recovered from a non-resident parent by way of deduction                        from benefit.                     

## Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

*(This note is not part of the Order)*                  

The following provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c.5) were brought into force by a Statutory Instrument which was                        made before this Order was made.