Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations 20138

1

The Universal Credit Regulations 201322 are amended as follows.

2

In regulation 76 (special schemes for compensation etc.)—

a

omit paragraph (1)(a)(vi);

b

in paragraph (1A)—

i

omit sub-paragraph (c);

ii

after sub-paragraph (d) insert—

e

the Post Office or the Secretary of State for the purpose of providing compensation or support which is—

i

in connection with the failings of the Horizon system; or

ii

otherwise payable following the judgment in Bates and Others v Post Office Ltd ((No. 3) “Common Issues”)23.

c

after paragraph (1A) insert—

1B

This regulation also applies where a person receives a payment made for the purpose of providing compensation or support in respect of the fire on 14th June 2017 at Grenfell Tower.

1C

This regulation also applies where a person—

a

receives a vaccine damage payment or is a person for whose benefit a vaccine damage payment is made;

b

is the partner24 of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (a) and receives a payment by or on behalf of that person which is derived from a vaccine damage payment;

c

was the partner of a person referred to in sub-paragraph (a) immediately before the latter’s death and receives a payment from their estate which is derived from a vaccine damage payment;

d

in a case where a vaccine damage payment is made to the personal representative of a person who was severely disabled as a result of vaccination (“P”), was P’s partner immediately before P’s death and receives a payment from P’s estate which is derived from a vaccine damage payment.

d

after paragraph (3) insert—

4

In this regulation—

  • “the Horizon system” means any version of the computer system used by the Post Office known as Horizon, Horizon Legacy, Horizon Online or HNG-X;

  • “the Post Office” means Post Office Limited (registered number 02154540);

  • “vaccine damage payment” means a payment made under the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979.