UK Act of Parliament 2016 c. 7 United Kingdom

Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Landlord3

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Landlord — also bound by 224 other Acts
Housing Act 1985 55 duties
Housing Act 1996 30 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

37 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Full employment: reporting obligation (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Apprenticeships reporting obligation (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Support for troubled families: reporting obligation (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Publication of data on children living in low-income households (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Workless households and educational attainment: reporting obligations (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Social Mobility Commission (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Other amendments to Child Poverty Act 2010 (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Benefit cap (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Review of benefit cap (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Benefit cap: Social Security Advisory Committee (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Freeze of certain social security benefits for four tax years (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Freeze of certain tax credit amounts for four tax years (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Changes to child tax credit (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Changes to child element of universal credit (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Employment and support allowance: work-related activity component (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Universal credit: limited capability for work element (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Universal credit: work-related requirements (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Loans for mortgage interest etc (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Section 18: further provision (opens in a new tab)
s.020 Consequential amendments (opens in a new tab)
s.021 Transitional provision (opens in a new tab)
s.022 Expenses of paying sums in respect of vehicle hire etc (opens in a new tab)
s.023 Reduction in social housing rents (opens in a new tab)
s.024 Exceptions (opens in a new tab)
s.025 Exemption of a registered provider of social housing (opens in a new tab)
s.026 Further provision about social housing rents (opens in a new tab)
s.027 Provision about excepted cases (opens in a new tab)
s.028 Implied terms (opens in a new tab)
s.029 Change of registered provider (opens in a new tab)
s.030 Enforcement (opens in a new tab)
s.031 Transitional provision (opens in a new tab)
s.032 Rent standards (opens in a new tab)
s.033 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.034 Power to make consequential provision (opens in a new tab)
s.035 Extent (opens in a new tab)
s.036 Commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.037 Short title (opens in a new tab)
Schedules

Schedules

3 of 11 shown
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to a tenant of... Regulated
  • Cap social housing rent at social rent rate for certain new tenanciesLandlord
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to a tenant of... Regulated
  • Cap affordable rent at higher of 80% market rent or social rent rateLandlord
s.sch002 (1) The Secretary of State may issue guidance about determining,... Regulated
  • Have regard to Secretary of State's guidance on social housing rent ratesLandlord
8 other schedules
s.sch001 “The relevant sums” for the purposes of section 11 are...
s.sch001 “The relevant amounts” for the purposes of section 12 are...
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph applies in relation to a tenant of...
s.sch002 (1) This paragraph has effect for the purposes of paragraph...
s.sch002 (1) Part 1 does not apply in relation to a...
s.sch002 (1) The regulator may issue a direction mentioned in sub-paragraph...
s.sch002 (1) Regulations under this Schedule must be made by statutory...
s.sch002 (1) In this Schedule “the relevant day”, in relation to...

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