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

Day appointed for the abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker’s allowance

4.—(1) The 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 1st July 2013 in respect of a period that begins on or after 1st July 2013 by a person who, on the day on which the claim is made or treated as made, resides in one of the No. 2 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 1st July 2013 in respect of a period that begins on or after 1st July 2013 where—

(i)the person does not reside in one of the No. 2 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 29th July 2013 in respect of a period that begins on or after 29th July 2013 by a person who, on the day on which the claim is made or treated as made, resides in one of the No. 3 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 29th July 2013 in respect of a period that begins on or after 29th July 2013 where—

(i)the person does not reside in one of the No. 3 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 article 4(2)(a) or (b) of the No. 9 Order.

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