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2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012;
“additional statutory paternity pay” means additional statutory paternity pay under Part 12ZA of the Contributions and Benefits Act M1;
[F1“adopter” has the meaning in regulation 89(3)(a);]
“attendance allowance” means—
an attendance allowance under section 64 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
an increase of disablement pension under section 104 or 105 of that Act (increases where constant attendance needed and for exceptionally severe disablement);
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a payment by virtue of article 14, 15, 16, 43 or 44 of the Personal Injuries (Civilians) Scheme 1983 M2 or any analogous payment;
any payment based on the need for attendance which is paid as an addition to a war disablement pension;
[F3armed forces independence payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011;]
“bereavement allowance” means an allowance under section 39B of the Contributions and Benefits Act M3;
[F4“blind” means certified as severely sight impaired or blind by a consultant ophthalmologist;]
“care leaver” has the meaning in regulation 8;
“carer's allowance” means a carer's allowance under section 70 of the Contributions and Benefits Act M4;
“carer element” has the meaning in regulation 29;
“childcare costs element” has the meaning in regulation 31;
“child element” has the meaning in regulation 24;
“close relative”, in relation to a person, means—
a parent, parent-in-law, son, son-in-law, daughter, daughter-in-law, step-parent, step-son, step-daughter, brother or sister; and
if any of the above is a member of a couple, the other member of the couple;
“confinement” has the meaning in regulation 8;
“Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M5;
“course of advanced education” has the meaning in regulation 12;
“disability living allowance” means an allowance under section 71 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
“earned income” has the meaning in Chapter 2 of Part 6;
“EEA Regulations” means the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 M6;
“employment and support allowance” means an allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 M7 as amended by Schedule 3 and Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (removing references to an income-related allowance);
[F5“enactment” includes an enactment comprised in, or an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament or the National Assembly of Wales;]
“ESA Regulations” means the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013 M8;
“expected number of hours per week” has the meaning in regulation 88;
“foster parent” means—
in relation to England, a person with whom a child is placed under the Fostering Services Regulations 2011 M9;
in relation to Wales, a person with whom a child is placed under the Fostering Services (Wales) Regulations 2003 M10;
in relation to Scotland, a foster carer or kinship carer with whom a child is placed under the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009 M11;
“grant” has the meaning in regulation 68;
“health care professional” means (except in regulation 98)—
a registered medical practitioner;
a registered nurse; or
an occupational therapist or physiotherapist registered with a regulatory body established by Order in Council under section 60 of the Health Act 1999 M12;
“housing costs element” has the meaning in regulation 25;
“individual threshold” has the meaning in regulation 90(2);
“industrial injuries benefit” means a benefit under Part 5 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
“ITEPA” means the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 M13;
“jobseeker's allowance” means an allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 M14 as amended by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act (removing references to an income-based allowance);
“local authority” means—
in relation to England, a county council, a district council, a parish council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;
in relation to Wales, a county council, a county borough council or a community council;
in relation to Scotland, a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 M15;
“LCW element” and “LCWRA element” have the meaning in regulation 27;
“looked after by a local authority” in relation to a child or young person means a child or young person who is looked after by a local authority within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989 M16 or section 17(6) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 M17;
“maternity allowance” means a maternity allowance under section 35 [F6or 35B] of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
“Medical Evidence Regulations” means the Social Security (Medical Evidence) Regulations 1976 M18;
“national insurance contribution” means a contribution under Part 1 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
“ordinary statutory paternity pay” means ordinary statutory paternity pay under Part 12ZA of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
“paid work” means work done for payment or in expectation of payment and does not include being engaged by a charitable or voluntary organisation, or as a volunteer, in circumstances in which the payment received by or due to be paid to the person is in respect of expenses;
“partner” means (except in regulation 77) the other member of a couple;
“personal independence payment” means an allowance under Part 4 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;
“prisoner” means—
other than a person who is detained in hospital under the provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 M21 or, in Scotland, under the provisions of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 M22 or the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 M23;
“qualifying young person” has the meaning in regulation 5;
“redundancy” has the meaning in section 139(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 M24;
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“regular and substantial caring responsibilities for a severely disabled person” has the meaning in regulation 30;
“relevant childcare” has the meaning in regulation 35;
“responsible for a child or qualifying young person” has the meaning in regulation 4;
“statutory adoption pay” means a payment under Part 12ZB of the Contributions Benefits Act M25;
“statutory maternity pay” means a payment under Part 12 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
“statutory sick pay” means a payment under Part 11 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
“student loan” has the meaning in regulation 68;
“terminally ill” means suffering from a progressive disease where death in consequence of that disease can reasonably be expected within 6 months;
“total outstanding reduction period” has the meaning in regulation 101(5);
“trade dispute” has the meaning in section 244 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 M26;
“unearned income” has the meaning in Chapter 3 of Part 6;
“war disablement pension” means any retired pay, pension or allowance payable in respect of disablement under an instrument specified in section 639(2) of ITEPA;
“weekly earnings” has the meaning in regulation 90(6);
“widowed mother's allowance” means an allowance under section 37 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
“widowed parent's allowance” means an allowance under section 39A of the Contributions and Benefits Act M27;
“widow's pension” means a pension under section 39 of the Contributions and Benefits Act.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 2 inserted (29.4.2013) by The Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/803), regs. 1, 2(2)
F2Words in reg. 2 omitted (29.10.2013) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1508), regs. 1(2)(b), 3(2)
F3Words in reg. 2 inserted (8.4.2013) by virtue of The Armed Forces and Reserve Forces Compensation Scheme (Consequential Provisions: Subordinate Legislation) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/591), regs. 2(2), 7, Sch. para. 54(2)
F4Words in reg. 2 inserted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments (No.2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2888), regs. 1(1), 3(1)(a)(ii)
F5Words in reg. 2 inserted (28.4.2014) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/597), regs. 1, 2(2)
F6Words in reg. 2 inserted (18.5.2014) by The Social Security (Maternity Allowance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/884), regs. 1, 6(1)
F7Words in reg. 2 omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments (No.2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2888), regs. 1(1), 3(1)(a)(i)
Marginal Citations
M1Part 12ZA was inserted by section 2 of the Employment Act 2002 (c.22).
M2S.I. 1983/686. Article 14 was substituted, and articles 15 and 16 were amended, by S.I. 2001/1420.
M3Section 39B was inserted by section 55 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30).
M4Section 70 has been amended by S.I. 1994/2556 and S.I. 2002/1457.
M10S.I. 2003/237 amended by S.I. 2003/896.
M222003 asp13.
M25Part 12ZB was inserted by section 4 of the Employment Act 2002 (c.22).
M27Section 39A was inserted by section 55(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (c.30).
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