The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013

PART 1 INTRODUCTION AND INTERPRETATION

Citation and commencement

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 29^th April 2013.

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012;

“the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007(1);

“assessment period” has the same meaning as in the Universal Credit Regulations(2);

“the Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013(3);

“contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995(4) as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act (to remove references to an income-based allowance);

“contributory employment and support allowance” means a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act(5) as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Act (to remove references to an income-related allowance);

“employment and support allowance” means an allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Act (to remove references to an income-related allowance);

“existing benefit” means income-based jobseeker’s allowance, income-related employment and support allowance, income support under section 124 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(6), housing benefit under section 130 of that Act and child tax credit and working tax credit under the Tax Credits Act 2002(7), but see also regulation 28(2);

“First-tier Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1998(8);

“income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995(9);

“income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act(10);

“jobseeker’s allowance” means an allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act (to remove references to an income-based allowance);

“new claimant partner” has the meaning given in regulation 16;

“new style ESA” means an award of employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act as amended by Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Act (to remove references to an income-related allowance);

“new style JSA” means an award of jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 as amended by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act (to remove references to an income-based allowance);

“tax credit”, “tax credits” and “tax year” have the same meanings as in the Tax Credits Act 2002(11);

“the Universal Credit Regulations” means the Universal Credit Regulations 2013(12);

“Upper Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1998.

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the date on which a claim for universal credit is made is to be determined in accordance with the Claims and Payments Regulations(13).

(1)

2007 c.5.

(2)

See reg 21.

(3)

S.I. 2013/XXXX.

(4)

1995 c.18. See s.1(4).

(5)

See s.1(7).

(6)

1992 c.4.

(7)

2002 c.21.

(8)

1998 c.14.

(9)

See s.1(4).

(10)

See s.1(7).

(11)

See ss.1(2) and 48(1).

(12)

S.I. 2013/XXXX.

(13)

See reg 10.