Persons to be able to request twice-monthly payments2
1
Despite regulation 47(1) of the 2013 Claims and Payments Regulations (universal credit generally to be paid monthly in arrears), a Scottish UC applicant or recipient may request at any time to receive future payments of universal credit twice-monthly in arrears, where that is more frequent than the payments that would otherwise be made.
2
A person who has made the request referred to in paragraph (1) may at any time—
a
request that the Secretary of State cancel it; or
b
make a further such request.
3
The Secretary of State must agree to a request made under paragraph (1) or (2), unless the Secretary of State considers it to be unreasonable to implement the request, in which case the Secretary of State must advise the person who made it of the reasons for its refusal.
4
Nothing in this regulation restricts the ability of the Secretary of State to arrange for payments of universal credit to be made twice-monthly, or more or less frequently than twice-monthly, in any case or class of case.