Managed migration - persons who claim as a different benefit unitI16

1

Regulation 47 of the Transitional Provisions Regulations (notified persons who claim as a different benefit unit) is revoked.

2

In regulation 50(2) of the Transitional Provisions Regulations (Secretary of State to determine whether transitional protection applies) for “where regulation 47 (notified persons who claim as a different benefit unit) applies” substitute—

where—

a

notified persons who were a couple for the purposes of an award of an existing benefit when the migration notice was issued are single persons or members of a different couple for the purposes of a claim for universal credit; or

b

notified persons who were single for the purposes of an award of an existing benefit when the migration notice was issued are a couple for the purposes of a claim for universal credit; or

c

notified persons who were members of a polygamous marriage for the purposes of an award of an existing benefit when the migration notice was issued are a couple or single persons for the purposes of a claim for universal credit.