The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations 2020

Universal credit – standard allowance modification

3.—(1) Regulation 36 (table showing amounts of elements) of the Universal Credit Regulations, as amended by article 33 of, and Schedule 13 to, the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2020(1) (“the 2020 up-rating order”) is to be read as if the following amounts were substituted for the amounts of the standard allowance—

(a) £342.72 for a single claimant aged under 25;

(b) £409.89 for a single claimant aged 25 or over;

(c) £488.59 for joint claimants both aged under 25;

(d) £594.04 for joint claimants where either is aged 25 or over.

(2) This regulation takes effect in relation to each award of universal credit from the day specified in article 1(3)(o) of the 2020 up-rating order and continues to have effect only for the remainder of the tax year beginning with 6th April 2020.

(3) For the purposes of any calculation under regulation 54 (transitional element - indicative UC amount) and 55 (transitional element – initial amount and adjustment where other elements increase) of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014(2) the amount of the standard allowance is to be the amount specified in regulation 36 of the Universal Credit Regulations, as amended by the 2020 up-rating order, and paragraph (1) is to be disregarded.

(1)

S.I. 2020/234.

(2)

S.I. 2014/1230. Regulations 54 and 55 were inserted by S.I. 2019/1152.