This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2019/1152 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.

2020 No. 826

Social Security

The Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Made

Coming into force

Laid before Parliament

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and 4(1)(a) of Schedule 6 to, the Welfare Reform Act 20121.

In accordance with section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 19922, it appears to the Secretary of State that by reason of the urgency of this matter it is inexpedient to refer the proposals in respect of these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 4th August 2020.

Amendment of the Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 20192

1

The Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 20193 are amended as follows.

2

In paragraph (1) of regulation 5 (two week run-on of income-based jobseeker’s allowance and income-related employment and support allowance: day appointed for abolition), after “beginning with the day” insert “after the day”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Will QuinceParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Work and Pensions
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1152) to correct a technical error and ensure regulation 5 of those Regulations provides for a full two week run-on of income-based jobseeker’s allowance and income-related employment and support allowance.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, public or voluntary sectors is foreseen.