The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 3 E+W+S CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

1.—(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 M1 are amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In the heading to regulation 1 (citation and commencement) for “and commencement”, substitute “ , commencement and application ”.

(3) For the regulation numbered “1”, substitute “ 1(1) ”.

(4) After paragraph (1) as substituted, insert—

“(2) In so far as these Regulations apply to—

(a) an employment and support allowance, they apply to that allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3 and Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 that remove references to an income-related allowance;

(b) a jobseeker's allowance, they apply to that allowance under the Jobseekers Act as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 that remove references to an income-based allowance.

(3) These Regulations do not apply to universal credit (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012) or personal independence payment (within the meaning of Part 4 of that Act).”.

(5) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “jobseeker's allowance”.

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1987/1968.

2.  In paragraph (6) of regulation 16 (limitations on deductions from prescribed benefits) of the Social Security (Payments on Account, Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 1988 M2 , omit the words from “, and any increase” to the end of the paragraph. E+W+S

Marginal Citations

M2 S.I. 1988/664.

3.  In paragraph (5) of regulation 82 (who may claim) of the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 M3 after the words “for the purposes of the Act”, insert “ or under regulation 57 of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 ”. E+W+S

Marginal Citations

M3 S.I. 2006/213.

4.—(1) Regulation 9 (repayment of an integration loan) of the Integration Loans for Refugees and Others Regulations 2007 M4 is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In paragraph (1) after “(Northern Ireland) 1987”, insert “ or is in receipt of universal credit as provided for in Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 ”.

(3) In paragraph (3)(b) after “(Northern Ireland) 1987”, insert “ or, as the case may be, by way of deductions from universal credit in accordance with Schedule 6 to the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 ”.

Marginal Citations

M4 S.I. 2007/1598.

5.  In paragraph (1)(g) of regulation 6 (prescribed persons) of the Income Tax (Deposit-takers and Building Societies) (Interest Payments) Regulations 2008 M5 , after paragraph (ii) insert— E+W+S

“or

(iii) paragraph (1) of regulation 57 of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 (persons unable to act), whose appointment has not been revoked or ended, or who has not resigned, under paragraph (8) of that regulation.”.

Marginal Citations

M5 S.I. 2008/2682.