PART 2PREVENTION OF DUAL PROVISION OF BENEFIT FOR CARE
CHAPTER 2
The carer element of universal credit and income support14
1
Paragraph 13 (severe disability premium) of Schedule 2 (applicable amounts) to the Income Support (General) Regulations 198718 is amended as follows.
2
In sub-paragraph (2)(a)(iii), after “the Contributions and Benefits Act” insert “or has an award of universal credit which includes the carer element”.
3
In the closing words of sub-paragraph (2)(b)—
a
after “carer’s allowance” insert “or has an award of universal credit which includes the carer element”; and
b
after “such an allowance” insert “or has such an award of universal credit”.
4
In sub-paragraph (3A)(b)—
a
after “carer’s allowance” insert “or having an award of universal credit which includes the carer element”; and
b
after “be so entitled and in receipt” insert “of carer’s allowance or have such an award of universal credit”.
5
In sub-paragraph (3ZA), after “carer’s allowance” insert “or universal credit which includes the carer element”.
6
In sub-paragraph (5)—
a
after “carer’s allowance” insert “or as having an award of universal credit which includes the carer element”; and
b
after “that allowance” insert “or had such an award”.
7
After sub-paragraph (5) insert—
6
For the purposes of this paragraph, a person has an award of universal credit which includes the carer element if the person has an award of universal credit which includes an amount which is the carer element under regulation 29 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013.