The Universal Credit (Work-Related Requirements) In Work Pilot Scheme and Amendment Regulations 2015
| Year | 2015 |
2015No. 89
SOCIAL SECURITY
The Universal Credit (Work-Related Requirements) In Work Pilot Scheme and Amendment Regulations 2015
29thJanuary2015
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 18(5), 22(2), 41(1)(a), (2)(b) and (4) and 42(2) and (3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012( 1) ("the Act").
Part 3 of these Regulations is made with a view to ascertaining the extent to which the provision made by that Part is likely to promote people already in paid work remaining in work, or obtaining or being able to obtain, more work or better-paid work.
In accordance with section 43(4) and (6)(b) of the Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, each House of Parliament.
In accordance with section 173(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 2), the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of the Social Security Advisory Committee that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
PART 1
INTRODUCTORY
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Work-Related Requirements) In Work Pilot Scheme and Amendment Regulations 2015, and come into force at the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the day on which they are made.
Interpretation
2. In these Regulations-
"the Act" means the Welfare Reform Act 2012;
"qualifying claimant" has the meaning in regulation 7;
"the Universal Credit Regulations" means the Universal Credit Regulations 2013( 3); and
"weekly earnings" has the meaning in regulation 90(6) of the Universal Credit Regulations (earnings thresholds).
PART 2
AMENDMENT OF THE UNIVERSAL CREDIT REGULATIONS
New provision for suspension of mandatory work search and work availability requirements on account of earnings
3. For regulation 99(6) of the Universal Credit Regulations substitute-
"(6) This paragraph applies where-(a) the claimant has weekly earnings (excluding any that are not employed earnings) that are equal to, or more than, £5 plus the applicable amount of the personal allowance in a jobseeker's allowance for a single person aged 25 or over (as set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations 1996( 4)); or(b) the claimant is a member of a couple whose combined weekly earnings (excluding any that are not employed earnings) are equal to, or more than, £10 plus the applicable amount of the personal allowance in a jobseeker's allowance for a couple where both members are aged 18 or over (as set out in that Part).(6A) In paragraph (6) "employed earnings" has the meaning in regulation 55.".PART 3
THE IN WORK PILOT SCHEME
Provision made for piloting purposes
4.-(1) The following provision is made in accordance with section 41 of the Act to test the extent to which the imposition of work-related requirements on persons already in paid work is...
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