The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2012

Made: 24th November 2012

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 150(3) and (4)(a) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012[^f00001].

Citation and interpretation

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2012.

• (2) In this Order “the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

Appointed days

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• (1) Section 69 of the Act (housing benefit: determination of appropriate maximum) comes into force—

• (a) for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations, on 27th November 2012;

• (b) for all other purposes on 1st January 2013.

• (2) Section 96 (benefit cap) of the Act comes into force—

• (a) for the purpose only of exercising any power to make regulations, on 27th November 2012;

• (b) for all other purposes on 15th April 2013.

• (3) Section 97(1) to (4) of the Act (benefit cap: supplementary) comes into force on 27th November 2012.

• (4) Section 97(5) and (6) of the Act comes into force on 15th April 2013.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Freud — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Work and Pensions — 24th November 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This is the fifth Commencement Order made under the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (“the Act”).

Article 2 (1) brings into force section 69 of the Act which amends sections 130A (appropriate maximum housing benefit) and 176(1) (parliamentary control) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act [1992 (c. 4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/4) for the purpose only of making regulations on 27th November 2012 and on 1st January 2013 for all other purposes.

Article 2 (2) brings into force section 96 of the Act which introduces the benefit cap, on 27th November 2012 for the purpose only of making regulations and for all other purposes on 15th April 2013.

Article 2 (3) and (4) bring into force section 97 of the Act which makes supplementary provision relating to the benefit cap. Paragraph (3) brings into force subsections (1) to (4) of that section on 27th November 2012 and paragraph (4) brings into force on subsections (4) and (5), which respectively make amendments to the Social Security Administration Act [1992 (c.5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/5) and the Social Security Act [1998 (c.12)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/12) on 15th April 2013.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2012 c. 5.

[^f00002]: S.I. 2012/1246 was amended by S.I. 2012/1440 and 2012/2530.