The Universal Credit (Persons who have attained state pension credit qualifying age) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 655

Social Security

The Universal Credit (Persons who have attained state pension credit qualifying age) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Made

25th June 2020

Laid before Parliament

29th June 2020

Coming into force

25th November 2020

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(d), 136(1), (3) and (5)(b), 137(1) and (2)(l) and 175(1), (3) and (4) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1), sections 5(1)(l), 189(1) and (4) and 191 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2), sections 10(6), 79(1) and (4) and 84 of the Social Security Act 1998(3), paragraphs 4(6), 20(1) and 23(1) of Schedule 7 to the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000(4), sections 5, 15(1)(e), (3) and (6)(b), 17(1) and (2)(a) and 19(1) of the State Pension Credit Act 2002(5) and section 42(1), (2) and (3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1 and 4(1)(a) of Schedule 6 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012(6).

In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.

In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(7), in so far as these Regulations relate to housing benefit, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to her to be representative of the authorities concerned in respect of the proposals for these Regulations.

(1)

1992 c. 4. Section 137(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”. Section 175(1), (3) and (4) is applied to the cited sections of the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16) by section 19(1) of that Act. Relevant amendments were made to section 175(1) and (4) by paragraph 29(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2); paragraph (4) was extended by sections 4(11), 7(4) and 12(3) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) Act 1994 (c. 18).

(2)

1992 c. 5. Section 189(1) was amended by paragraph 109(a) of Schedule 7, and Schedule 8 to the Social Security Act 1998 (c. 14), paragraph 57(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999, and Schedule 6 of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21). Section 191 is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”, which definition was inserted by paragraphs 2 and 10 of Schedule 5 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5).

(3)

1998 c. 14. Section 79(1) was amended by S.I. 2008/2833 and paragraphs 12 and 13(1) and (2) of the Tax Credits Act 2002. Section 79(4) is applied to the cited sections of the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Act 2000 (c. 19) by paragraph 20(3) of Schedule 7 to that Act. Section 84 is cited for the meaning of “prescribe”.

(4)

2000 c. 19. Paragraph 20(1) of Schedule 7 was amended by S.I. 2008/2833. Paragraph 23(1) of that Schedule is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”.

(5)

2002 c. 16. Section 5 was amended by paragraph 140 of Schedule 24 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33). Section 17(1) is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”.

(6)

2012 c. 5.

(7)

Section 176(1) was amended by paragraph 23 of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14). There are other amendments to section 176(1) none of which are relevant to these Regulations.