SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 6Migration to universal credit
Work-related requirements and sanctions5
1
The provision referred to in paragraph 1(1) includes—
a
provision relating to the application of work-related requirements for relevant benefits;
b
provision relating to the application of sanctions.
2
The provision referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) includes—
a
provision that a claimant commitment for a relevant benefit is to be treated as a claimant commitment for universal credit;
b
provision that a work-related requirement for a relevant benefit is to be treated as a work-related requirement for universal credit;
c
provision for anything done which is relevant to compliance with a work-related requirement for a relevant benefit to be treated as done for the purposes of compliance with a work-related requirement for universal credit;
d
provision temporarily disapplying any provision of this Part in relation to work-related requirements for universal credit.
3
The provision referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) includes—
a
provision for a sanction relevant to an award of a relevant benefit to be applied to an award of universal credit;
b
provision for anything done which is relevant to the application of a sanction for a relevant benefit to be treated as done for the purposes of the application of a sanction for universal credit;
c
provision temporarily disapplying any provision of this Part in relation to the application of sanctions.
4
In this paragraph—
“relevant benefit” means—
- a
jobseeker’s allowance,
- b
employment and support allowance, and
- c
income support;
- a
“work-related requirement” means—
- a
for universal credit, a work-related requirement within the meaning of this Part;
- b
for jobseeker’s allowance, a requirement imposed—
- i
by virtue of regulations under Article 10 or 19A of the Jobseekers Order,
- ii
by a jobseeker’s direction (within the meaning of Article 21A of that Order),
- iii
by virtue of regulations under section 2A, 2AA or 2D of the Administration Act, or
- iv
by a direction under section 2F of that Act;
- i
- c
for employment and support allowance, a requirement imposed—
- i
by virtue of regulations under section 8, 9, 11, 12 or 13 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007,
- ii
by a direction under section 15 of that Act,
- iii
by virtue of regulations under section 2A, 2AA or 2D of the Administration Act, or
- iv
by a direction under section 2F of that Act;
- i
- d
for income support, a requirement imposed—
- i
by virtue of regulations under section 2A, 2AA or 2D of the Administration Act, or
- ii
by a direction under section 2F of that Act;
- i
- a
“sanction” means a reduction of benefit under—