The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2022

Regulation 11

SCHEDULE Consequential Amendments

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

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) in paragraph (4) omit the reference to “and regulation 47 (notified persons who claim as a different benefit unit)”.

(3) In regulation 5 (exclusion of entitlement to certain benefits) in paragraph (2)(ab) for “, 46(1) or 47(2)” substitute “or 46(1)” .

(4) In regulation 8A(1) (transitional housing payment) in the preliminary text for “, 46 or 47” substitute “or 46” and in paragraphs (a) and (b) for “, 46(1) or 47(2)” substitute “or 46(1)”.

(5) In regulation 8B(2) (effect on universal credit award of two week run-on etc.) for “, 46(1) or 47(2)” substitute “or 46(1)”.

(6) In regulation 13 (appeals etc relating to certain existing benefits) in paragraph (3) for “, 46 or 47” substitute “or 46”.

(7) In regulation 44(3) (migration notice) in paragraph (5)—

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

(b) omit sub-paragraph (b).

(8) In regulation 46(4) (termination of existing benefits if no claim before the deadline) omit paragraph (5).

(9) In regulation 58(5) (qualifying claim – Secretary of State may set later commencement day) omit “or 47(4)”.

2.—(1) The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 8 and Savings and Transitional Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2013(6) is amended as follows.

(2) Article 5A (transitional provision where Secretary of State determines that claims for universal credit may not be made: effect on claims for employment and support allowance and jobseeker’s allowance) is revoked.

(3) In article 6 (transitional provision: where the abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker’s allowance is treated as not applying) omit paragraph (1)(e)(ii) and the “or” preceding it.

3.  Article 6 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 21 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015(7) is revoked.

4.—(1) The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 31 and Savings and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 21 and 23 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2019(8) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (3) of article 2 (interpretation) omit “and article 8(2)(b)”.

(3) In paragraph (4) of article 6 (transitional provision: termination of awards of housing benefit) for “respectively in sub-paragraphs (h) and (l) of article 7(11) of the No.23 Order” substitute “in regulation 2 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014”.

(4) In paragraph (1)(a)(i) of article 7 (transitional provision: application to housing benefit of the rules in universal credit for treatment of couples and polygamous marriages) for “article 6 of the No. 21 Order or article 7 of the No.23 Order” substitute “regulation 6A of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014”.

(5) Article 8 (transitional provision: where restrictions on claims for universal credit are in place) is revoked.

5.  Article 6 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 20 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Commencement No. 9 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2014(9) (transitory provision: claims for housing benefit, income support or a tax credit) is revoked.

6.  Article 7 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 23 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015(10) (transitional provision: claims for housing benefit, income support or a tax credit) is revoked.

(1)

Regulation 8A was inserted by S.I. 2018/65 and amended by S.I. 2019/1152.

(2)

Regulation 8B was inserted by S.I. 2019/1152.

(3)

Regulation 44 was inserted by S.I. 2019/1152.

(4)

Regulation 46 was inserted by S.I. 2019/1152.

(5)

Regulation 58 was inserted by S.I. 2019/1152.

(6)

S.I. 2013/983 (C. 41), as amended by S.I. 2014/1452 (C. 56), 2014/2321 (C. 99), 2015/634 (C. 32), 2017/483 (C. 44), 2019/10, 2019/27, 2019/167 (C. 6) and 2022/302 (C. 12).

(7)

S.I. 2015/33 (C. 4) as amended by S.I. 2015/634 (C. 32), 2015/740 (C. 39), 2017/483 (C. 44), 2018/138 (C. 13), 2019/10, 2019/27, 2019/37 (C. 1), 2019/167 (C. 6) and 2022/302 (C. 12).

(8)

S.I. 2019/37 (C. 1) as amended by S.I. 2019/935 (C. 25), 2020/655 and 2022/302 (C. 12).

(9)

S.I. 2014/3094 (C. 133).

(10)

S.I. 2015/634 (C. 32), as amended by S.I. 2015/740, 2017/376, 2018/138, 2019/10, 2019/27, 2019/37 (C. 1), 2019/167 (C. 6) and 2022/302 (C. 12).