In these Regulations—

• “the 1991 Act” means the Child Support Act 1991 M1;

• “the 2012 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012 M2;

• “the Administration Act” means the Social Security Administration Act 1992;

• “the Contributions and Benefits Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M3;

• “the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations” means the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 2013 M4;

• “the Personal Independence Payment Regulations” means the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013 M5;

• “the Universal Credit Regulations” means the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 M6;

• “appropriate office” means—

  1. a

     an office of the Department for Work and Pensions or any other place designated by the Secretary of State in relation to any case or class of case as a place to, or at which, any claim, notice, document, evidence or other information may be sent, delivered or received for the purposes of these Regulations and includes a postal address specified by the Secretary of State for that purpose; or

  2. b

     in the case of a person who is authorised or required by these Regulations to use an electronic communication for any purpose, an address to which such communications may be sent in accordance with Schedule 2;

• “assessment period” has the meaning given by regulation 21 of the Universal Credit Regulations;

• “attendance allowance” means an allowance payable by virtue of section 64 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

• “benefit”, except in regulation 60 and Schedules 5 and 6, means universal credit, personal independence payment, a jobseeker's allowance or an employment and support allowance;

• “child” has the meaning given by section 40 of the 2012 Act;

• “claimant” in relation to—

  1. a

     universal credit, has the meaning given by section 40 of the 2012 Act;

  2. b

     personal independence payment, means any person who is a claimant for the purposes of regulations made under Part 4 (personal independence payment) of that Act;

  3. c

     a jobseeker's allowance, has the meaning given by section 35(1) of the Jobseekers Act 1995 M7; and

  4. d

     an employment and support allowance, has the meaning given by section 24(1) of the Welfare Reform 2007 Act M8;

• “couple” has the meaning given by section 39 of the 2012 Act;

• “disability living allowance” means an allowance payable by virtue of section 71 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

• “earned income” has the meaning given by regulation 52 of the Universal Credit Regulations;

• “electronic communication” has the meaning given by section 15(1) of the Electronic Communications Act 2000 M9;

• “employment and support allowance” means an allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 as amended by the provisions of Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the 2012 Act that remove references to an income-related allowance;

• “jobseeker's allowance” means an allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 as amended by the provisions of Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the 2012 Act that remove references to an income-based allowance;

• “limited capability for work” has the meaning given by section 1(4) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007;

• “local authority” has the meaning given by section 191 of the Administration Act M10;

• “maternity allowance” means an allowance payable by virtue of section 35 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;

• “official computer system” means a computer system maintained by or on behalf of the Secretary of State to—

  1. a

     send or receive any claim or information; or

  2. b

     process or store any claim or information;

• “partner” means one of a couple;

• “personal independence payment” means the allowance under Part 4 of the 2012 Act;

• “qualifying young person” has the meaning given by regulation 5 of the Universal Credit Regulations;

• “regular and substantial caring responsibilities for a severely disabled person” has the meaning given by regulation 30 of the Universal Credit Regulations;

• “universal credit” means the benefit under Part 1 of the 2012 Act;

• “writing” includes writing produced by means of electronic communications used in accordance with Schedule 2.