In this section and sections 6 to 11—

• “benefit” includes any allowance, payment, credit or loan;

• “disqualification period” has the meaning given by section 6(6);

• “family” has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

• “income-based jobseeker’s allowance”, “joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance” and “joint-claim couple” have the same meanings as in the Jobseekers Order;

• “post-commencement offence” means any criminal offence committed after the coming into operation of section 6;

• “sanctionable benefit” has the meaning given by section 6(8);

• “war pension” has the same meaning as in section 25 of the Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24) (establishment and functions of war pensions committees).