Search Legislation

The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2015

 Help about what version

What Version

  • Latest available (Revised)
  • Original (As made)
 Help about opening options

Opening OptionsExpand opening options

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.

Up-rating of universal credit - transitional state pension

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

10.—(1) Section 151A (up-rating of transitional state pensions under Pensions Act 2014)(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (5), at the beginning insert “Subject to subsection (5A),”.

(3) After subsection (5) insert—

(5A) An order under this section must be framed so that any alteration to which the order relates comes into force, for the purposes of determining the amount of universal credit to which a person is entitled, on the relevant day.

(5B) In subsection (5A) “relevant day”, in relation to a person, means the first day of the first universal credit assessment period in respect of the person which begins on or after the Monday of the week specified in subsection (5)..

(1)

Section 151A was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 12 to the Pensions Act 2014 (c. 19).

Back to top

Options/Help