The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
2Abolition of the Department’s discretion to determine that claims for universal credit may not be made
3Exclusion of claims for certain existing benefits
4Restriction on claims for housing benefit, income support or a tax credit
5Termination of existing benefits – removal of requirement for the Department to determine that the basic conditions are met
6Managed migration – abolition of the limit on number of cases migrated
7Managed migration – termination of existing benefits if no claim before the deadline
8Managed Migration – notified persons who claim as a different benefit unit
9Managed migration – the transitional element – total legacy amount
10Managed migration – adjustment to transitional element where other elements increase
11Managed migration – protection for full-time students
12Abolition of discretionary hardship payments
13Consequential amendments
SCHEDULEConsequential Amendments
1(1) The Transitional Provisions Regulations are amended as follows.
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2022 No. 194

Social Security

The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Made

Coming into operation

The Department for Communities1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 48(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1(1), 3(1)(a) to (c), 4(1), (2)(c) and (d) and (3)(a) and 7 of Schedule 6 to, the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 20152.

The powers are exercisable by the Department for Communities by virtue of Article 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Cessation of Transitory Provision) Order 20203.

In accordance with section 149(2) of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 19924 the Department has referred proposals in respect of these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.