Universal credit: Commencement Orders

Commencement Orders

The provisions in the Welfare Reform Act 2012 are being gradually introduced. Some sections of the Act came into force on the day the Act was passed (8 March 2012). The remaining provisions will come into force through a series of commencement orders. Links to each commencement order are below.

The latest commencement order (shown last on the list below) contains a table at the end summarising all prior commencement orders.

See also the following regulations which provide for amendments to certain of the above Commencement Orders

Last reviewed/updated 17 March 2022