12. 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).