The Universal Credit (Care Leavers and Looked After Children) Amendment Regulations 2016

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2016/543

2016 No. 543

Social Security

The Universal Credit (Care Leavers and Looked After Children) Amendment Regulations 2016

Made 27th April 2016

Laid before Parliament 3rd May 2016

Coming into force 26th May 2016

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 4(3), 11(4), 40 and 42(3) of the Welfare Reform Act 20121.

In accordance with section 173(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 19922, the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that these Regulations should not be referred.

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Care Leavers and Looked After Children) Amendment Regulations 2016 and come into force on 26th May 2016.

S-2 Amendment of the definition of “looked after by a local authority” and “care leaver”

Amendment of the definition of “looked after by a local authority” and “care leaver”

2.—(1) The Universal Credit Regulations 20133are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) in the definition of “looked after by a local authority” for the words from “or section 17(6)” to the end substitute “, section 17(6) of the Children (Scotland) Act 19954or section 74 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 20145”.

(3) In regulation 8(4) in the definition of “care leaver”—

(a)

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) omit “and Wales”; and

(b)

(b) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)

“(b) in relation to Scotland, a person under the age of 18 who—

(i) is looked after by a local authority; or

(ii) has ceased to be looked after by a local authority but is a person to whom a local authority in Scotland is obliged to provide advice and assistance in terms of section 29(1) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 or a person who is being provided with continuing care under section 26A6of that Act,

and who, since reaching the age of 14 has been looked after by a local authority for a period of, or periods totalling, 3 months or more (excluding any period where the person has been placed with a member of their family);

(c)

(c) in relation to Wales, a category 1 young person or category 2 young person within the meaning of section 104(2) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.”

S-3 Exception to the shared accommodation rate for care leavers

Exception to the shared accommodation rate for care leavers

3. In paragraph 29 of Schedule 4 (renters excepted from...

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