The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2022

Termination of existing benefits – removal of requirement for Secretary of State to determine that the basic conditions are met

5.—(1) The Transitional Provisions Regulations are amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 7 (termination of awards of certain existing benefits: new claimant partners)—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (b) insert “and”; and

(b) omit sub-paragraph (d) and the “and” preceding it.

(3) In regulation 8 (termination of awards of certain existing benefits: other claimants)—

(a) in paragraph (1)(a), after “is made” insert “, whether or not subsequently withdrawn”;

(b) in paragraph (1), omit sub-paragraph (b) and the “and” preceding it; and

(c) after paragraph (2A) insert—

“(2B) This regulation does not apply in the case of a single claimant who has reached the qualifying age for state pension credit or in the case of joint claimants who have both reached the qualifying age for state pension credit.”.

(4) In paragraph (1) of regulation 12 (modification of tax credits legislation: overpayments and penalties)—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (a) insert “and”; and

(b) omit sub-paragraph (c) and the “and” preceding it.

(5) In paragraph (1) of regulation 12A (modification of tax credits legislation: finalisation of tax credits)—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (a) insert “and”; and

(b) omit sub-paragraph (c) and the “and” preceding it.