Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11)

Loss of benefit provisions

13 Interpretation of sections 7 to 12

In this section and sections 7 to 12—

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

• “disqualification period” has the meaning given by section 7(6);

• “family” has the same meaning as in Part 7 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4);

• “income-based jobseeker’s allowance”, “joint-claim jobseeker’s allowance” and “joint-claim couple” have the same meanings as in the Jobseekers Act 1995 (c. 18);

• “post-commencement offence” means any criminal offence committed after the commencement of section 7;

• “sanctionable benefit” has the meaning given by section 7(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).