Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016

15 Employment and support allowance: work-related activity component

(1) Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (employment and support allowance) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 2 (amount of contributory allowance)—

(a) in subsection (1)(b), omit “or the work-related activity component”;

(b) omit subsection (3);

(c) in subsection (4), in each of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), omit “or (3)”.

(3) In section 4 (amount of income-related allowance) (so far as it remains in force)—

(a) in subsection (2)(b), omit “or the work-related activity component”;

(b) omit subsection (5);

(c) in subsection (6), in each of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), omit “or (5)”.

(4) The Secretary of State may by regulations make such transitional or transitory provision or savings as the Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient in connection with the coming into force of subsections (1) to (3).

(5) Regulations under subsection (4) may in particular make provision about including a work-related activity component in an award of employment and support allowance that is converted under paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 from an award of incapacity benefit, severe disablement allowance or income support after the coming into force of subsections (1) to (3).

(6) Regulations under this section must be made by statutory instrument.

(7) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.