Welfare Reform Act 2012

Social Security Fraud Act 2001 (c. 11)

61 (1) Section 9 (effect of offence on benefits for members of offender’s family) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), before paragraph (a) there is inserted—

“(za) universal credit;”.

(3) In subsection (2), for “or” at the end of paragraph (b) there is substituted “and”.

(4) After subsection (2) there is inserted—

“(2A) In relation to cases in which the benefit is universal credit, the provision that may be made by virtue of subsection (2) is provision that, in the case of the offender’s family member, any universal credit shall be payable, during the whole or a part of any period comprised in the relevant period, as if one or more of the following applied—

(a) the amount payable were reduced in such manner as may be prescribed;

(b) the benefit were payable only if there is compliance by the offender or the offender’s family member, or both of them, with such obligations with respect to the provision of information as may be imposed by the regulations;

(c) the benefit were payable only if the circumstances are otherwise such as may be prescribed;

(d) any amount of the benefit payable in prescribed circumstances were recoverable by the Secretary of State.”

(5) In subsection (4), after paragraph (c) there is inserted—

“(d) any amount of the allowance payable in prescribed circumstances were recoverable by the Secretary of State.”