Loss of benefit provisions

12Interpretation of F1sections 5A to 11

In this section and F2sections 5A to 11

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

  • F3cautioned”, in relation to any person and any offence, means cautioned after the person concerned has admitted the offence;

  • F4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • “family” has the same meaning as in Part VII of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

  • “income-based jobseeker's allowance”, “joint-claim jobseeker's allowance” and “joint-claim couple” have the same meanings as in the Jobseekers Order;

  • F5income-related allowance” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 (employment and support allowance);

  • F6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • “sanctionable benefit” has the meaning given by F7section 5A;

  • F8“state pension credit” means state pension credit under the State Pension Credit Act (Northern Ireland) 2002;

  • “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).