Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/65/regulation/3/made
Timestamp: 2018-04-19 12:21:27
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3.—(1) The Universal Credit Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.
(a)omit the entries for regulations 19A and 20A;
(b)after the entry for regulation 21 insert—
“21A. Assessment period cycle to remain the same following change in the first day of entitlement”;
(c)in the entries for Schedule 4—
(i)in the entry for Part 4 omit “and Temporary Accommodation”;
(3) Omit regulation 19A (waiting days).
(4) Omit regulation 20A (awards).
(5) In regulation 21 (assessment periods)—
(a)in paragraph (1) omit “, subject to paragraph (5),”;
“(2A) But paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to regulation 21A (assessment period cycle to remain the same following change in the first date of entitlement).”.
(6) After regulation 21 insert—
(c)applying regulation 21(1) and (2) following that subsequent determination (and thereby changing the beginning of each assessment period) would, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, cause unnecessary disruption to the administration of the claim.
(a)the first assessment period is to be a period of a length determined by the Secretary of State beginning with the start date;
(c)regulation 21(1) and (2) apply to the second and subsequent assessment periods as if the day after the end of the first assessment period were the first date of entitlement.”.
(7) In the table in regulation 22 (deduction of income and work allowance)—
(a)for “£397” in each place substitute “£409”;
(b)for “£192” in each place substitute “£198”.
(8) In regulation 57 (self-employed earnings)(2), in paragraph (2)(a)—
(a)for “by way of—” substitute “by way of national insurance contributions and income tax; and”;
(b)omit paragraphs (i) and (ii).
(9) In regulation 66 (unearned income)—
(a)at the end of paragraph (1)(a) insert “to which the person is entitled, subject to any adjustment to the amount payable in accordance with regulations under section 73 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (overlapping benefits)(3)”;
(d)in sub-paragraph (m), for “(a) to (l)” substitute “(a) to (la)”;
(ii)ordinary clothing or footwear;
(iii)household fuel, rent or other housing costs (including council tax),
for the person, their partner and any child or qualifying young person for whom the person is responsible;
(c)in paragraph (1)(la) “PPF periodic payments” has the meaning given in section 17(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(4).”.
(10) In regulation 89 (claimants subject to no work-related requirements), after paragraph (1)(d) insert—
“(da)the claimant is a member of a couple entitled to universal credit by virtue of regulation 3(2)(b) and has student income in relation to the course they are undertaking which is taken into account in the calculation of the award;”.
(11) In regulation 99 (circumstances in which requirements must not be imposed)—
(a)in paragraph (4), for “This paragraph” substitute “Subject to paragraph (4ZA), this paragraph”;
“(4ZA) Where paragraph (4ZB) applies, paragraph (4) will only apply to a claimant if the Secretary of State makes a decision to carry out an assessment under regulation 41(1)(b).
(4ZB) This paragraph applies where—
(a)(i)it has previously been determined on the basis of an assessment under Part 5 of these Regulations or under Part 4 or 5 of the ESA Regulations(5) that the claimant does not have limited capability for work; or
(ii)the claimant has previously been treated as not having limited capability for work or, as the case may be, for work and work-related activity under regulation 43(3) or 44(2); and
(b)the condition specified in the evidence provided by the claimant in accordance with paragraph (4)(b) is in the opinion of the Secretary of State the same, or substantially the same, as the condition specified in the evidence provided by the claimant before the date—
(i)of the determination that the claimant does not have limited capability for work; or
(ii)that the claimant was treated as not having limited capability for work or, as the case may be, for work and work-related activity.”;
(i)in the opening words, after “because” omit “the claimant”;
(ii)at the beginning of sub-paragraph (a) insert “the claimant”;
(aa)at the beginning insert “the claimant”;
(iv)at the beginning of sub-paragraph (c), insert “the claimant”;
(d)paragraph (4) would apply to the claimant but for paragraph (4ZA).”;
(d)in paragraphs (5A) and (5B)(a), for “sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c)” substitute “sub-paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d)”.
(12) In Schedule 1 (meaning of payments in respect of accommodation)—
(a)in paragraph 3, after sub-paragraph (h) insert—
(i)payments in respect of accommodation specified in paragraph 3B.”;
3B.—(1) The accommodation referred to in paragraph (3)(i) is accommodation which falls within Case 1 or Case 2.
(i)to discharge any of the local authority’s functions under Part II of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987(6), Part VII of the Housing Act 1996(7) or Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014(8), or
(ii)to prevent the person being or becoming homeless within the meaning of Part II of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 or Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014; and
(i)to discharge any of the local authority’s functions under Part II of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, Part VII of the Housing Act 1996 or Part 2 of the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, or
(c)in paragraph 8(1)(a) omit “other than temporary accommodation”.
(13) In Schedule 4 (housing costs element for renters)—
(a)in paragraph 1(4)—
(i)in paragraph (b) omit “or who occupy temporary accommodation”;
(ii)in paragraph (c) omit “other than temporary accommodation”;
(b)in paragraph 4B(1)—
(aa)for “(5)(a) or (c)” substitute “(5)”;
(bb)omit “and temporary accommodation”;
(c)for paragraph 17(3) substitute—
(d)in the heading to Part 4 omit “and Temporary Accommodation”;
(e)for paragraph 20(1) substitute—
(f)omit paragraph 21;
(g)in the heading to Part 5 omit “Other than Temporary Accommodation”;
(h)for paragraph 30(1) substitute—
S.I. 2013/376; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2014/597, 771, 2015/345, 1362, 1649 and 2017/252.
Regulation 57(2) is to be substituted (for digital service cases only) by S.I. 2015/345, which comes into force on 11th April 2018. See also regulation 7(4) of these Regulations for amendments to substituted regulation 57(2).
2002 c. 16. The definition of “PPF periodic payments” was inserted by S.I. 2006/343.
2104 anaw 7.