http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/302/madeThe Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 34 and Commencement No. 9, 21, 23, 31 and 32 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2022enKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2022-03-17SOCIAL SECURITY This Order is a further stage in the replacement of six existing benefits by universal credit. 2022 No. 302 (C. 12) Social Security The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 34 and Commencement No. 9, 21, 23, 31 and 32 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2022 Made 14th March 2022 The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 150(3) and (4)(a), (b)(i) and (c) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012. Citation 1 This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 34 and Commencement No. 9, 21, 23, 31 and 32 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2022. Interpretation 2 In this Order— “the No. 9 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013; “the No. 32 Order” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 32 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2019. Full commencement of universal credit 3 30th March 2022 (“the appointed day”) is the appointed day for the coming into force of the provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 listed in Schedule 2 (universal credit provisions coming into force in relation to certain claims and awards) to the No. 9 Order, in so far as they are not already in force. Removal of restriction preventing frontier workers from claiming universal credit 4 1 The amendments of the No. 32 Order set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) have effect from the appointed day. 2 The No. 32 Order is amended as follows. 3 In article 1 (citation and interpretation), omit paragraph (3). 4 In article 4 (appointed day – coming into force of universal credit provisions and abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker’s allowance: persons resident outside Great Britain), omit paragraph (11). Consequential amendments 5 The consequential amendments set out in the Schedule have effect from the appointed day. Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions David Rutley Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Work and Pensions 14th March 2022 SCHEDULE Consequential Amendments Article 5 1 1 The No. 9 Order is amended as follows. 2 In article 5A (transitional provision where Secretary of State determines that claims for universal credit may not be made: effect on claims for employment and support allowance and jobseeker’s allowance), in paragraph (1) omit “or article 4(11) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 32 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2019 (no claims for universal credit by frontier workers)”. 3 In article 6 (transitional provision: where the abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker’s allowance is treated as not applying), in paragraph (1)(e)(ii) omit “or article 4(11) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 32 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2019 (no claims for universal credit by frontier workers)”. 2 1 The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 21 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015 is amended as follows. 2 In article 6 (transitional provision: claims for housing benefit, income support or a tax credit), in paragraph (11) omit “or by virtue of article 4(11) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 32 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2019”. 3 1 The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 23 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015 is amended as follows. 2 In article 7 (transitional provision: claims for housing benefit, income support or a tax credit), in paragraph (2) omit “or by virtue of article 4(11) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 32 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2019”. 4 1 The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 31 and Savings and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 21 and 23 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2019 is amended as follows. 2 In article 8 (transitional provision: where restrictions on claims for universal credit are in place)— a at the end of paragraph (1)(a) insert “or”; and b omit subparagraph (1)(c) and the “or” preceding it. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is a further stage in the replacement of six existing benefits by universal credit.

Article 3 brings into force provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, as listed in Schedule 2 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013, in so far as they are not already in force. Existing awards of the benefits which UC replaces are not affected.

Article 4 removes the restriction on UC claims by frontier workers (i.e. a person who does not reside in Great Britain or Northern Ireland but who works in Great Britain) and, accordingly, subject to any other exception that may apply, a person may not make a claim for a tax credit.

Article 5 and the Schedule contain amendments consequential on article 4.

 NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS (This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5) were brought into force by a Statutory Instrument which was made before this Order was made.
ProvisionDate of CommencementNumber
Section 1 (partially)29th April 20132013/983
Section 1 (partially)1st July 20132013/1511
Section 1 (partially)29th July 20132013/1511
Section 1 (partially)28th October 20132013/2657
Section 1 (partially)25th November 20132013/2846
Section 1 (partially)24th February 20142014/209
Section 1 (partially)7th April 20142014/209
Section 1 (partially)23rd June 20142014/1583
Section 1 (partially)30th June 20142014/1583
Section 1 (partially)30th June 20142014/1661
Section 1 (partially)7th July 20142014/1583
Section 1 (partially)14th July 20142014/1583
Section 1 (partially)21st July 20142014/1583
Section 1 (partially)28th July 20142014/1583
Section 1 (partially)28th July 10142014/1923
Section 1 (partially)15th September 20142014/2321
Section 1 (partially)22nd September 20142014/2321
Section 1 (partially)29th September 20142014/2321
Section 1 (partially)6th October 20142014/2321
Section 1 (partially)13th October 20142014/2321
Section 1 (partially)20th October 20142014/2321
Section 1 (partially)27th October 20142014/2321
Section 1 (partially)3rd November 20142014/2321
Section 1 (partially)10th November 20142014/2321
Section 1 (partially)17th November 20142014/2321
Section 1 (partially)24th November 20142014/2321
Section 1 (partially)24th November 20142014/3067
Section 1 (partially)26th November 20142014/3094
Section 1 (partially)1st December 20142014/2321
Section 1 (partially)8th December 20142014/2321
Section 1 (partially)15th December 20142014/2321
Section 1 (partially)26th January 20152015/32
Section 1 (partially)28th January 20152015/33
Section 1 (partially)16th February 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)23rd February 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)2nd March 20152015/32
Section 1 (partially)2nd March 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)9th March 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)16th March 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)18th March 20152015/634
Section 1 (partially)23rd March 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)6th April 20152015/32
Section 1 (partially)6th April 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)13th April 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)20th April 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)27th April 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)4th May 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)11th May 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)18th May 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)25th May 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)1st June 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)8th June 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)10th June 20152015/634
Section 1 (partially)15th June 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)22nd June 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)29th June 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)6th July 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)13th July 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)20th July 20152015/101
Section 1 (partially)21st September 20152015/1537
Section 1 (partially)28th September 20152015/1537
Section 1 (partially)5th October 20152015/1537
Section 1 (partially)12th October 20152015/1537
Section 1 (partially)19th October 20152015/1537
Section 1 (partially)26th October 20152015/1537
Section 1 (partially)2nd November 20152015/1537
Section 1 (partially)4th November 20152015/634
Section 1 (partially)9th November 20152015/1537
Section 1 (partially)16th November 20152015/1537
Section 1 (partially)23rd November 20152015/1537
Section 1 (partially)30th November 20152015/1537
Section 1 (partially)2nd December 20152015/1930
Section 1 (partially)7th December 20152015/1537
Section 1 (partially)14th December 20152015/1537
Section 1 (partially)11th January 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)18th January 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)25th January 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)27th January 20162016/33
Section 1 (partially)1st February 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)8th February 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)15th February 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)22nd February 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)24th February 20162016/33
Section 1 (partially)29th February 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)7th March 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)14th March 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)21st March 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)23rd March 20162016/407
Section 1 (partially)28th March 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)11th April 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)18th April 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)25th April 20162015/1537
Section 1 (partially)27th April 20162016/407
Section 2(1) (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 2(2)25th February 20132013/358
Section 3 (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 4(1) and (4) (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 4(2), (3) and (5) to (7)25th February 20132013/358
Section 5 (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 5 (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 6(1)(a) and (3) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 6 (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 7(1) and (4) (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 7(2) and (3)25th February 20132013/358
Section 8 (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 8(3) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 9(1) (partially)As section 1As section 1
Sections 9(2) and (3), 10(2) to (5) and 11(3) to (5)25th February 20132013/358
Section 10(1) (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 11(1) and (2) (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 12(1) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 12(1) and (2) (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 12(3) and (4)25th February 20132013/358
Section 13 (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 14 (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 14(5) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 15(1) and (4) (partially)As section 1As section 1
Sections 15(2) and (3) and 17(3)(f)25th February 20132013/358
Section 16 (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 17(1), (2), (3)(a) to (e), (4) and (5) (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 17(4) and (5) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 18 (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 18(3) and (5) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 19(1), (2)(a) to (c), (5) and (6) (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 19(2)(d), (3) and (4)25th February 20132013/358
Section 20(1) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 20 (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 21 (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 22 (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 22(2) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 23 (partially)As section 1As section 1
Sections 24(1), (5) and (6) and 2525th February 20132013/358
Section 24(2), (3) and (4) (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 26(1) to (5) (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 26(2)(a) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Sections 26(6) to (8), 27(4), (5) and (9) and 2825th February 20132013/358
Section 27(1) to (3) and (6) to (8) (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 2929th April 20132013/983
Sections 30 and 31 (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 31 (partially)1st April 20132013/358
Section 31 (partially)29th April 20132013/358
Section 31 (partially)29th April 20132013/983
Section 31 (partially)14th January 20192019/37
Section 3225th February 20132013/358
Section 33(1)(a) and (b), (2) and (3) (partially)16th June 20142014/1452
Section 33(1)(a) and (b), (2) and (3) (partially)As section 1As section 1
Section 33(1)(e)1st April 20132013/358
Section 33(1)(f)31st January 20192019/167
Sections 33(3) (partially)1st April 20132013/358
Section 35 (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 35 (partially)29th April 20132013/983
Section 36 (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 36 (for all remaining purposes)17th July 20192019/1135
Sections 37(3) to (7) and 39(3)(a)25th February 20132013/358
Section 37 (for all remaining purposes)29th April 20132013/983
Section 3829th April 20132013/983
Section 39 (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 39 (for all remaining purposes)29th April 20132013/983
Sections 40, 42 and 4325th February 20132013/358
Section 4115th September 20142014/2321
Section 44(1) (partially)As section 33(1)(a) and (b)As section 33(1)(a) and (b)
Section 44(2) (partially)As section 33(1)(a) and (b)As section 33(1)(a) and (b)
Section 44(5)10th June 20122012/1246
Section 458th October 20122012/2530
Section 46(1) and (3) (partially)10th June 20122012/1246
Section 46(1) (partially)22nd October 20122012/2530
Section 46(1) (for all remaining purposes)19th June 20172017/664
Section 46(2)10th June 20122012/1246
Section 46(3) (for all remaining purposes)22nd October 20122012/2530
Section 46(4)22nd October 20122012/2530
Section 4720th March 20122012/863
Section 48 (partially)22nd October 20122012/2530
Section 49(1) and (3) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 49(1), (2) and (3) to (5) (partially)As section 33(1)(a) and (b)As section 33(1)(a) and (b)
Section 49(6)25th February 20132013/358
Section 51 (partially)20th March 20122012/863
Section 51 (for all remaining purposes)1st May 20122012/863
Sections 52 and 531st May 20122012/863
Section 54(1) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 54(1) and (2) (partially)As section 33(1)(a) and (b)As section 33(1)(a) and (b)
Section 54(6)25th February 20132013/358
Section 553rd December 20122012/2530
Section 5626th November 20122012/2530
Section 57(1) and (2) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 57(1), (2), (4), (5) and (9) (partially)As section 33(1)(a) and (b)As section 33(1)(a) and (b)
Section 57(6)25th February 20132013/358
Section 58(1) and (2)20th March 20122012/863
Section 64 (partially)30th October 20122012/2530
Section 64 (for all remaining purposes)5th December 20122012/2530
Section 655th December 20122012/2530
Section 66 (partially)30th October 20122012/2530
Section 66 (partially)31st October 20132013/2534
Sections 67 and 685th December 20122012/2530
Section 69 (partially)27th November 20122012/2946
Section 69 (for all remaining purposes)1st January 20132012/2946
Section 70(1) and (3) to (10)1st April 20132012/3090
Section 70(2)1st August 20132012/3090
Section 731st April 20132012/3090
Section 77(3) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 77(1) to (3) (partially)8th April 20132013/358
Section 77(1) to (3) (for all remaining purposes)10th June 20132013/1250
Section 78(1), (2), (5) and (6) (partially)8th April 20132013/358
Section 78(1), (2), (5) and (6) (for all remaining purposes)10th June 20132013/1250
Section 78(3) and (4)25th February 20132013/358
Section 79(1), (2), (5) and (6) (partially)8th April 20132013/358
Section 79(1), (2), (5) and (6) (for all remaining purposes)10th June 20132013/1250
Section 79(3), (4) and (7)25th February 20132013/358
Sections 80 and 8125th February 20132013/358
Section 82 (partially)8th April 20132013/358
Section 82 (for all remaining purposes)10th June 20132013/1250
Section 83(3) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 83(1) to (3) and 84 (partially)8th April 20132013/358
Section 83(1) to (3) and 84 (for all remaining purposes)10th June 20132013/1250
Sections 85 and 8625th February 20132013/358
Section 87 (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 87 (partially)8th April 20132013/358
Section 87 (for all remaining purposes)10th June 20132013/1250
Sections 88 and 89 (partially)8th April 20132013/358
Sections 88 and 89 (for all remaining purposes)10th June 20132013/1250
Section 91 (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 91 (partially)8th April 20132013/358
Section 91 (partially)10th June 20132013/1250
Sections 92, 93 and 9425th February 20132013/358
Section 95 (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 95 (partially)8th April 20132013/358
Section 95 (for all remaining purposes)10th June 20132013/1250
Section 96 (partially)27th November 20122012/2946
Section 96 (for all remaining purposes)15th April 20132012/2946
Section 97(1) to (4)27th November 20122012/2946
Section 97(5) and (6)15th April 20132012/2946
Sections 98 and 9925th February 20132013/358
Section 10025th February 20132013/358
Section 101(1) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 101(2)1st April 20132013/358
Section 102(1) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 102(2) to (5)25th February 20132013/358
Section 102(6) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 102(6) (partially)29th April 20132013/983
Section 10425th February 20132013/358
Section 105(1) (partially)1st July 20122012/1246
Section 105(1) (partially)1st October 20122012/1246
Section 105(1) (partially)29th April 20132013/358
Section 105(3), (5) and (6)29th April 20132013/358
Section 105(4)1st October 20122012/1246
Section 105(7) (partially)29th April 20132013/358
Section 1061st July 20122012/1246
Section 110 (partially)17th June 20132013/1250
Section 1101st October 20132013/1250
Section 112(1) and (2) (partially)20th April 20162015/511
Section 112(1) and (2) (for all remaining purposes)24th May 20162016/511
Section 112(3) to (6)24th May 20162016/511
Sections 113 to 1158th May 20122012/863
Section 116(1) (partially)10th May 20122012/1246
Section 116(1) (for all remaining purposes)1st October 20122012/1246
Section 116(2)10th May 20122012/1246
Section 117(1) (partially)1st April 20132013/358
Section 117(1) (for all remaining purposes)6th April 20132013/358
Section 117(2)1st April 20132013/358
Section 117(3)6th April 20132013/358
Section 118(1), (2), (5) and (8)(b) (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Section 118(1), (2), (5) and (8)(b) (for all remaining purposes)1st April 20132013/358
Sections 118(3), (4), (6), (7) and (8)(a) and (c) and 1191st April 20132013/358
Section 120 (partially)1st February 20132013/178
Section 120 (for all remaining purposes)6th April 20132013/178
Sections 122, 123 and 1256th June 20122012/1246
Sections 128 and 12920th March 20122012/863
Section 130 (partially)20th March 20122012/863
Section 130 (for all remaining purposes)8th May 20122012/863
Section 131 (partially)20th March 20122012/863
Section 131 (for all remaining purposes)8th May 20122012/863
Section 132(8)20th March 20122012/863
Section 132 (for all remaining purposes)8th May 20122012/863
Section 133(1) to (4)20th March 20122012/863
Section 133(6)2nd July 20122012/1651
Sections 136, 140 and 14125th November 20132013/2947
Section 13730th June 20142014/1635
Sections 143, 144 and 1468th May 20122012/863
Section 147 (partially)31st March 20222018/145
Schedule 1 (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Schedule 2 (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Schedule 2 (partially)1st April 20132013/358
Schedule 2 (partially)29th April 20132013/358
Schedule 2 (partially)29th April 20132013/983
Schedule 2 (partially)14th January 20192019/37
Schedule 3 (partially)1st April 20132013/358
Schedule 3 (partially)As section 33(1)(a) and (b)As section 33(1)(a) and (b)
Schedule 5 (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Schedule 5 (partially)29th April 20132013/983
Schedule 6 (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Schedule 6 (for all remaining purposes)17th July 20192019/1135
Schedule 7 (partially)22nd October 20122012/2530
Schedule 8 (partially)1st April 20132012/3090
Schedule 8 (for all remaining purposes)1st August 20132012/3090
Schedule 9 (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Schedule 9 (partially)8th April 20132013/358
Schedule 9 (partially)10th June 20132013/1250
Schedule 1025th February 20132013/358
Schedule 11 (partially)25th February 20132013/358
Schedule 11 (partially)29th April 20132013/983
Part 1 of Schedule 14 (partially)As Schedule 3As Schedule 3
Part 1 of Schedule 14 (partially)31st January 20192019/167
Part 1 of Schedule 14 (partially)31st March 20222018/145
Part 3 of Schedule 14 (partially)22nd October 20122012/2530
Parts 4 and 5 of Schedule 14 (partially)As section 33(1)(a) and (b)As section 33(1)(a) and (b)
Part 8 of Schedule 14 (partially)1st April 20132012/3090
Part 8 of Schedule 14 (partially)1st August 20132012/3090
Part 11 of Schedule 14 (partially)1st April 20132013/358
Part 11 of Schedule 14 (partially)29th April 20132013/358
Part 14 of Schedule 148th May 20122012/863

2012 c. 5. S.I. 2013/983 (C. 41). Article 5A was inserted by S.I. 2014/1452 (C. 56). The other relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2014/2321 (C. 99), S.I. 2015/634 (C. 32), S.I. 2017/483 (C. 44), S.I. 2019/10, 27 and 167 (C. 6). S.I. 2019/167 (C. 6). S.I. 2015/33 (C. 4). Article 6(11) was inserted by S.I. 2015/634 (C. 32). The other relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2015/740 (C. 39), S.I. 2017/483 (C. 44), S.I. 2018/138 (C. 13), S.I. 2019/10, 27, 37 (C. 1) and 167 (C. 6). S.I. 2015/634 (C. 32) was amended by S.I. 2015/740 (C. 39), S.I. 2017/376, S.I. 2018/138 (C. 13), S.I. 2019/10, 27, 37 (C. 1) and 167 (C. 6). S.I. 2019/37 (C. 1). Article 8 was inserted by S.I. 2019/935 (C. 25). S.I. 2012/1246 (C. 42) was amended by S.I. 2012/1440 (C. 55) and 2530 (C. 102).