The Universal Credit Regulations 2013

Other paymentsU.K.

16.  A payment made within the past 12 months under Part 8 of the Contributions and Benefits Act (the social fund).U.K.

17.—(1) A payment made within the past 12 months by or on behalf of a local authority—U.K.

(a)under section 17, 23B, 23C or 24A of the Children Act 1989 M1, section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 M2 [F1, section 29 or 30 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 or section 37, 38, 109, 110, 114 or 115 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014]; or

(b)under any other enactment in order to meet a person's welfare needs related to old age or disability, other than living expenses.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) “living expenses” has the meaning in regulation 66(2).

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Marginal Citations

M11989 c.41. Sections 23B and 23C were inserted by section 2 of the Children (Leaving Care) act 2000 (c.35) and section 24A was inserted by section 4 of that Act.

18.—(1) A payment received within the past 12 months by way of arrears of, or compensation for late payment of—U.K.

(a)universal credit;

(b)a benefit abolished by section 33 of the Act; or

(c)a social security benefit which is not included as unearned income under regulation 66(1)(a) or (b).

(2) “Social security benefit” means a benefit under any enactment relating to social security in any part of the United Kingdom [F2and includes armed forces independence payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011].

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[F318ZA.  A payment made within the past 12 months of widowed parent’s allowance—U.K.

(a)to the survivor of a cohabiting partnership (within the meaning in section 39A(7) of the Contributions and Benefits Act) who is entitled to widowed parent’s allowance for a period before the Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023 comes into force, and

(b)in respect of any period of time during the period ending with the day before the survivor makes the claim for widowed parent’s allowance.]

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[F418A.  A payment received within the past 12 months by way of local welfare provision including arrears and payments in lieu of local welfare provision.]U.K.

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19.  A payment to a person by virtue of being a holder of the Victoria Cross or George Cross.U.K.

[F520.—[F6(1)] A payment made within the past 12 months of bereavement support payment in respect of the rate set out in regulation 3(2) or (5) of the Bereavement Support Payment Regulations 2017 (rate of bereavement support payment).]U.K.

[F7(2) Where bereavement support payment under section 30 of the Pensions Act 2014 (bereavement support payment) has been paid within the past 12 months to the survivor of a cohabiting partnership (within the meaning in section 30(6B) of the Pensions Act 2014) in respect of a death occurring before the day the Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023 comes into force, any amount of that payment which is—

(a)in respect of the rate set out in regulation 3(1) of the Bereavement Support Payment Regulations 2017, and

(b)paid as a lump sum for more than one monthly recurrence of the day of the month on which their cohabiting partner died.]

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F5Sch. 10 para. 20 inserted (coming into force in accordance with arts. 1-3 of the amending S.I.) by The Pensions Act 2014 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order 2017 (S.I. 2017/422), arts. 1(2), 43(4)

F6Sch. 10 para. 20(1): Sch. 10 para. 20 renumbered as Sch. 10 para. 20(1) (9.2.2023) by The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/134), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 13(b)(i) (with art. 2)

[F821.  Any early years assistance given within the past 12 months in accordance with section 32 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.]U.K.

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F8Sch. 10 para. 21 inserted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Best Start Grants) (Consequential Modifications and Saving) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/1138), art. 11(2)

[F922.  Any funeral expense assistance given within the past 12 months in accordance with section 34 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.]U.K.

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[F1023.  Any assistance given within the past 52 weeks in accordance with the Carer’s Assistance (Young Carer Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2019.]U.K.

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[F1124.  Any winter heating assistance given within the past 52 weeks in accordance with regulations under section 30 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.]U.K.

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