The Universal Credit Regulations 2013

PART 1 U.K. General

Introduction U.K.

1.—(1) This Schedule contains provisions about claimants to whom regulation 26(3) applies.

(2) Claimants who fall within sub-paragraph (1) are referred to in this Schedule as “owner-occupiers” (and references to “joint owner-occupiers” are to joint claimants to whom regulation 26(3) applies).

(3) Part 2 of this Schedule sets out an exception to section 11(1) of the Act for certain owner-occupiers in whose case an award of universal credit is not to include an amount of housing costs element calculated under this Schedule.

(4) Part 3 of this Schedule provides for a qualifying period that is to elapse before an amount of housing costs element calculated under this Schedule may be included in an owner-occupier's award of universal credit.

(5) Part 4 provides for the calculation of the amount of housing costs element to be included under this Schedule in an owner-occupier's award of universal credit.

Interpretation U.K.

2.  In this Schedule—

F1 ...

F1 ...

“joint owner-occupier” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(2);

F1 ...

“owner-occupier” means a single owner-occupier within the meaning of paragraph 1(2) or each of joint owner-occupiers;

“qualifying period” has the meaning given in paragraph 5(2);

[F2 “relevant date” means, in relation to an owner-occupier, the date on which an amount of housing costs element calculated under this Schedule is first included in the owner-occupier’s award;]

“relevant payments” has the meaning given in paragraph 3;

F1 ...

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 5 para. 2 omitted (with effect in accordance with regs. 19 - 21 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/725), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 5 para. 5(f)(i)

F2 Words in Sch. 5 para. 2 inserted (28.4.2014) by The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/597), regs. 1, 2(14)(a)(ii)

“Relevant payments” for purposes of this Schedule U.K.

3.— [F3 (1) “Relevant payments” means one or more payments which are service charge payments.]

F4 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) “Service charge payments” is to be understood in accordance with paragraphs 7 and 8 of that Schedule.

Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 5 para. 3(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with regs. 19 - 21 of the amending S.I.) by The Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/725), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 5 para. 5(f)(ii)

F4 Sch. 5 para. 3(2) omitted (with effect in accordance with regs. 19 - 21 of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/725), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 5 para. 5(f)(iii)