The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2019/10 |
2019 No. 10
Social Security
The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019
Made 11th January 2019
Laid before Parliament 14th January 2019
Coming into force 16th January 2019
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(1) to (3) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and 3(1)(a) of Schedule 6 to, the Welfare Reform Act 20121.
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 19922, the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that these Regulations should not be referred to it.
In accordance with section 176(1) of Social Security Administration Act 1992 and, in so far as these Regulations relate to housing benefit, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to her to be representative of the authorities concerned in respect of the proposals for these Regulations.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019 and come into force on 16th January 2019.
Amendment of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014
2.—(1) The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 20143are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) insert at the appropriate place in paragraph (1)—
““severe disability premium” means the premium in relation to an employment and support allowance under paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 20084or, as the case may be, the corresponding premium in relation to income support, old style JSA or housing benefit;”.
(3) After regulation 4 insert—
“Restriction on claims for universal credit by persons entitled to a severe disability premium
4A. No claim may be made for universal credit on or after 16thJanuary 2019 by a single claimant who, or joint claimants either of whom—
(a) is, or has been within the past month, entitled to an award of an existing benefit that includes a severe disability premium; and
(b) in a case where the award ended during that month, has continued to satisfy the conditions for eligibility for a severe disability premium.”
Consequential Amendments
3.—(1) In article 5A(1) of the Welfare Reform Act...
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