The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2013

Amendment of the Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations 2013

7.—(1) The Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations 2013(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 3(1)(f) (definition of “benefit”), for “and disability living allowance” substitute “, disability living allowance and guardian’s allowance”.

(3) In regulation 13 (earnings condition)—

(a) in paragraph (2)—

(i) for “of six months” substitute “covered by the previous six complete assessment periods”; and

(ii) at the end, add “and for this purpose “assessment period” has the meaning given in regulation 21 of the Universal Credit Regulations”;

(b) for paragraph (3), substitute—

“(3) Earned income for each complete assessment period in the relevant period is to be calculated for the purpose of paragraph (1) in accordance with Chapter 2 of Part 6 of the Universal Credit Regulations save that in relation to the earned income of a person who is in gainful self-employment for the purpose of regulation 64 of those Regulations, regulation 62 of those Regulations (minimum income floor) is to be disregarded.”.

(1)

S.I. 2013/383.