Welfare Reform Act 2012

Part 2 Amendments to other Acts

Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)

9 The Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows.

10 In section 5 (regulations about claims and payments) in subsection (6), before “subsection” there is inserted “or housing credit (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act 2002)”.

11 In section 15A (mortgage interest)—

(a) in subsection (1A)—

(i) in paragraph (b), for “the appropriate minimum guarantee for the purposes of” there is substituted “entitlement to”;

(ii) in the closing words, for “appropriate minimum guarantee for the purposes of” there is substituted “entitlement to”;

(b) in subsection (4), the definition of “appropriate minimum guarantee” is repealed.

12 (1) Section 122F (supply by rent officers of information) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (3)(a) at the end of the words in brackets there is inserted “or housing credit”.

(3) In subsection (4) at the end there is inserted “or housing credit”.

(4) After that subsection there is inserted—

“(5) In this section “housing credit“ has the same meaning as in the State Pension Credit Act 2002”.

Housing Act 1996 (c. 52)

13 (1) Section 122 of the Housing Act 1996 (rent officers) is amended as follows.

(2) In the heading, at the end there is inserted “and housing credit”.

(3) In subsection (1), at the end there is inserted “or housing credit (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act 2002)“.

Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19)

14 In section 69 of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (discretionary financial assistance with housing), in subsection (1)(a), after “universal credit” there is inserted “or housing credit (within the meaning of the State Pension Credit Act 2002)”.