Welfare Reform Act 2012
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 141 — Review of fees regulations
Review of fees regulations 141 In section 6 of the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Act 2008 (fees), after subsection (3) there is inserted— 3A The Secretary of State must review the effect of…
Section 142 — Exclusion from individual voluntary arrangements
Exclusion from individual voluntary arrangements 142 1 In the Insolvency Act 1986, in section 382 (meaning of “bankruptcy debt” etc), at the end there is inserted— 5 Liability under the Child Support…
Section 143 — Standards of decision-making
Standards of decision-making 143 Section 81 of the Social Security Act 1998 (reports by Secretary of State and Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission) is repealed.
Section 144 — Use of jobcentres by sex industry
Use of jobcentres by sex industry 144 In the Employment and Training Act 1973, after section 2 (duty of Secretary of State to make arrangements for assisting persons to find employment etc) there is…
Section 145 — Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission 145 Schedule 13 amends the Child Poverty Act 2010 for the purpose of establishing the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission.
Section 146 — UK child poverty strategies
UK child poverty strategies 146 1 Section 9 of the Child Poverty Act 2010 (UK strategies) is amended as follows. 2 In subsection (7)(a)(i)— a for “progress” there is substituted “ measures ” ; b for…
Section 147 — Repeals
Repeals 147 Schedule 14 contains consequential repeals.
Section 148 — Financial provision
Financial provision 148 There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament— a sums paid by the Secretary of State by way of universal credit or personal independence payment; b any other…
Section 149 — Extent
Extent 149 1 This Act extends to England and Wales and Scotland only, subject as follows. 2 The following provisions extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland— a section 32 (power to…
Section 150 — Commencement
Commencement 150 1 The following provisions of this Act come into force on the day on which it is passed— a section 76 (calculation of working tax credit); b section 103 and Schedule 12 (supersession…
Section 151 — Short title
Short title 151 This Act may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
Section 159D — Effect of alterations affecting universal credit
Effect of alterations affecting universal credit 159D 1 Subject to such exceptions and conditions as may be prescribed, subsection (2) or (3) shall have effect where— a an award of universal credit…
Section 160C — Implementation of increases in universal credit due to attainment of a particular age
Implementation of increases in universal credit due to attainment of a particular age 160C 1 This section applies where— a an award of universal credit is in force in favour of a person (“ the…
Section 173A — Entitlement to be in employment
Entitlement to be in employment 173A 1 For the purposes of this Act a person is entitled to engage in or to be in any employment if (and only if)— a the person does not under the Immigration Act 1971…