The Universal Credit Regulations 2013, General is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
1. In this Schedule—
“approved premises” means premises approved by the Secretary of State under section 13 of the Offender Management Act 2007 M1 (which contains provision for the approval etc. of premises providing accommodation for persons granted bail in criminal proceedings or for or in connection with the supervision or rehabilitation of persons convicted of offences);
“care home”—
in England F1..., means a care home within the meaning of section 3 of the Care Standards Act 2000 M2;
[F2in Wales, means a place at which a care home service within the meaning of Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 is provided wholly or mainly to persons aged 18 or over;]
in Scotland, means a care home service within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Schedule 12 to the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 M3; and
in [F3any of the above cases], includes an independent hospital;
[F4“exempt accommodation” has the meaning given in paragraph 4(10) of Schedule 3 to the Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2006;]
“housing association” has the meaning given by section 1(1) of the Housing Associations Act 1985 M4;
“independent hospital”—
in England, means a hospital as defined by section 275 of the National Health Service Act 2006 M5 that is not a health service hospital as defined by that section;
in Wales, has the meaning assigned to it by section 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 M6;
in Scotland, means an independent health care service as defined in section 10F(1)(a) and (b) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 M7;
“registered charity” means a charity entered in the register of charities maintained under Part 4 of the Charities Act 2011 M8 or a body entered on the register of charities maintained under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 M9;
“” has the meaning given in regulation 26(6);
“tent” means a moveable structure that is designed or adapted (solely or mainly) for the purpose of sleeping in a place for any period and that is not a caravan, a mobile home or a houseboat;
F5...
“voluntary organisation” means a body (other than a public or local authority) whose activities are carried on otherwise than for profit.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 omitted (2.4.2018) by virtue of The Social Security and Child Support (Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016) (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/228), regs. 1, 14(3)(a)
F2Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 inserted (2.4.2018) by The Social Security and Child Support (Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016) (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/228), regs. 1, 14(3)(b)
F3Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 substituted (2.4.2018) by The Social Security and Child Support (Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016) (Consequential Provision) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/228), regs. 1, 14(3)(c)
F4Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 substituted (3.11.2014) by The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit (Supported Accommodation) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/771), regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a)(i)
F5Words in Sch. 1 para. 1 omitted (3.11.2014) by virtue of The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit (Supported Accommodation) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/771), regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a)(ii)
Marginal Citations
M22000 c.14. Section 3 was amended by section 95 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 5 to, the Care Standards Act 2008 (c.14).
M41985 c.69. An amendment to section 1(1) which was inserted by section 3 of, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to, the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c.43) was repealed by section 112 of, and paragraph 11 of Schedule 10 to, the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 10).
M62000 c.14. Section 2 was amended by section 103 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c.43); section 2 of, and paragraph 199 of Schedule 1 to, the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c.43); section 95 of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c.14); and by S.I. 2001/3968 and 2008/2352.
M71978 c.29. Section 10F was inserted by section 108 of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 8).
M92005 asp10.
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