1.—(1) The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 M1 are amended as follows.E+W+S
(2) In the heading to regulation 1 (citation and commencement) for “and commencement”, substitute “ , commencement and application ”.
(3) For the regulation numbered “1”, substitute “ 1(1) ”.
(4) After paragraph (1) as substituted, insert—
“(2) In so far as these Regulations apply to—
(a)an employment and support allowance, they apply to that allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3 and Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 that remove references to an income-related allowance;
(b)a jobseeker's allowance, they apply to that allowance under the Jobseekers Act as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 that remove references to an income-based allowance.
(3) These Regulations do not apply to universal credit (within the meaning of Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012) or personal independence payment (within the meaning of Part 4 of that Act).”.
(5) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “jobseeker's allowance”.
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