The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014

Day appointed for the coming into force of the universal credit provisions

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) The claims referred to are—

(a)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 15th September 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 15th September 2014 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in one of the No. 14 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions;

(b)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 22nd September 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 22nd September 2014 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in one of the No. 15 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions;

(c)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 29th September 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 29th September 2014 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in one of the No. 16 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions;

(d)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 6th October 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 6th October 2014 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in one of the No. 17 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions;

(e)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 13th October 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 13th October 2014 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in one of the No. 18 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions;

(f)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 20th October 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 20th October 2014 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in one of the No. 19 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions;

(g)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 27th October 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 27th October 2014 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in one of the No. 20 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions;

(h)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 3rd November 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 3rd November 2014 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in one of the No. 21 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions;

(i)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 10th November 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 10th November 2014 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in one of the No. 22 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions;

(j)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 17th November 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 17th November 2014 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in one of the No. 23 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions;

(k)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 24th November 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 24th November 2014 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in one of the No. 24 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions;

(l)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 1st December 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 1st December 2014 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in one of the No. 25 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions;

(m)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 8th December 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 8th December 2014 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in one of the No. 26 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions;

(n)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after 15th December 2014 in respect of a period that begins on or after 15th December 2014 where, on the date on which the claim is made, the claimant resides in one of the No. 27 relevant districts and meets the gateway conditions;

(o)a claim for universal credit that is made on or after the date referred to in any of sub-paragraphs (a) to (n), in respect of a period that begins on or after that date where—

(i)in the case of a single claimant, the claimant gives incorrect information regarding the claimant residing in a district as referred to in the sub-paragraph in question or meeting the gateway conditions and the claimant does not reside in such a district or does not meet the gateway conditions on the date on which the claim is made;

(ii)in the case of joint claimants, either or both of the joint claimants gives or give incorrect information regarding his or her (or their) residing in such a district or meeting the gateway conditions and one or both of them does not or do not reside in such a district or does not or do not meet those conditions on the date on which the claim is made,

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

(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) 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.

(5) Article 3A of the No. 9 Order(1) applies in connection with a claim for universal credit where a single claimant, or, as the case may be, either or both of joint claimants, gives incorrect information regarding his or her (or their) residing in a No. 14, No. 15, No. 16, No. 17, No. 18, No. 19, No. 20, No. 21, No. 22, No. 23, No. 24, No. 25, No. 26 or No. 27 relevant district or meeting the gateway conditions, as it applies in connection with the giving of incorrect information regarding a claimant residing in a relevant district (as defined in the No. 9 Order) or meeting the gateway conditions.