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The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013

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Draft 2013, ISBN 9780111531549

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Draft regulations laid before Parliament under section 43(3)(m) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.

Social Security

Made ***

Coming into force 29th April 2013

In accordance with section 43(3) and (6)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012f1 (“the Act”), a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(2) and (3) of and paragraphs 1(1) and (2)(b), 3(1)(a), (b) and (c), 4(1)(a), 5(1), (2)(c) and (d) and (3)(a) and 6 of Schedule 6 to the Act.

This instrument has not been referred to the Social Security Advisory Committee because it contains only regulations made under the Act and is made before the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of the Actf2.

In accordance with section 176(2)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992f3, the Secretary of State has obtained the agreement of organisations appearing to him to be representative of the authorities concerned that proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to them.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2012 c.5.

f2

See section 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992. The requirement to refer regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee does not apply where regulations are contained in a statutory instrument made before the end of the period of six months beginning with the coming into force of the enactment under which the regulations were made.

f3

1992 c.5.

Contents

  1. Part 1: INTRODUCTION AND INTERPRETATION
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part 2: FIRST STAGE OF TRANSITION TO UNIVERSAL CREDIT
  5. Chapter 1: ENTITLEMENT TO CLAIM UNIVERSAL CREDIT
  6. 3Entitlement to claim universal credit
  7. Chapter 2: THE PATHFINDER GROUP
  8. 4The Pathfinder Group
  9. 5Personal characteristics
  10. 6Fitness to work
  11. 7Existing benefits
  12. 8Existing benefits: ongoing awards of tax credits
  13. 9Income and capital
  14. 10Housing
  15. 11Caring responsibilities
  16. 12Other requirements
  17. Chapter 3: TREATMENT OF INVALID CLAIMS FOR UNIVERSAL CREDIT
  18. 13Incorrect information regarding entitlement to claim
  19. Chapter 4: AWARDS OF UNIVERSAL CREDIT WITHOUT A CLAIM
  20. 14Awards of universal credit without a claim
  21. Part 3: EFFECT OF TRANSITION TO UNIVERSAL CREDIT
  22. Chapter 1: ENTITLEMENT TO EXISTING BENEFITS
  23. 15Exclusion of entitlement to existing benefits
  24. 16Termination of awards of existing benefits
  25. 17Finalisation of tax credits and modification of tax credits legislation
  26. 18Ongoing appeals etc
  27. Chapter 2: TRANSITION FROM EXISTING BENEFITS TO UNIVERSAL CREDIT
  28. 19Advance payments of universal credit
  29. 20Benefit Cap
  30. 21Income from existing benefits
  31. 22Deductions from benefits
  32. 23Transition from employment and support allowance
  33. 24Transition from employment and support allowance before the end of the assessment phase
  34. 25Transition from income support based on incapacity
  35. 26Transition from other incapacity benefits
  36. 27Transition from other incapacity benefits: claimants approaching pensionable age
  37. 28Transition from other incapacity benefits: supplementary
  38. 29Support for housing costs
  39. 30Sanctions: transition from employment and support allowance
  40. 31Escalation of sanctions: transition from employment and support allowance
  41. 32Sanctions: transition from jobseeker’s allowance
  42. 33Escalation of sanctions: transition from jobseeker’s allowance
  43. 34Sanctions: temporary return to existing benefits
  44. 35Loss of benefit penalties
  45. Signature
  46. Schedule: MODIFICATIONS TO TAX CREDITS LEGISLATION
  47. 1Modifications to the Tax Credits Act 2002
  48. 2Modifications to the Tax Credits Act 2002
  49. 3Modifications to the Tax Credits Act 2002
  50. 4Modifications to the Tax Credits Act 2002
  51. 5Modifications to the Tax Credits Act 2002
  52. 6Modifications to the Tax Credits Act 2002
  53. 7Modifications to the Tax Credits Act 2002
  54. 8Modifications to the Tax Credits Act 2002
  55. 9Modifications to the Tax Credits Act 2002
  56. 10Modifications to the Tax Credits Act 2002
  57. 11Modifications to the Tax Credits Act 2002
  58. 12Modifications to the Tax Credits Act 2002
  59. 13Modifications to the Tax Credits Act 2002
  60. 14Modifications to the Tax Credits Act 2002
  61. 15Modifications to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
  62. 16Modifications to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
  63. 17Modifications to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
  64. 18Modifications to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
  65. 19Modifications to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
  66. 20Modifications to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
  67. 21Modifications to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
  68. 22Modifications to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
  69. 23Modifications to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
  70. 24Modifications to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
  71. 25Modifications to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
  72. 26Modifications to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
  73. 27Modifications to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
  74. 28Modifications to the Tax Credits (Definition and Calculation of Income) Regulations 2002
  75. 29Modifications to the Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) Regulations 2002
  76. 30Modifications to the Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) Regulations 2002
  77. 31Modifications to the Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) Regulations 2002
  78. 32Modifications to the Tax Credits (Income Thresholds and Determination of Rates) Regulations 2002
  79. 33Modifications to the Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) Regulations 2002
  80. 34Modifications to the Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) Regulations 2002
  81. 35Modifications to the Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) Regulations 2002
  82. 36Modifications to the Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) Regulations 2002
  83. 37Modifications to the Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) Regulations 2002
  84. 38Modifications to the Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) Regulations 2002
  85. 39Modifications to the Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) Regulations 2002
  86. 40Modifications to the Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) Regulations 2002
  87. 41Modifications to the Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) Regulations 2002
  88. 42Modifications to the Tax Credits (Claims and Notifications) Regulations 2002
  89. 43Modification to the Tax Credits (Payment by the Commissioners) Regulations 2002
  90. 44Modification to the Tax Credits (Payment by the Commissioners) Regulations 2002
  91. 45Modification to the Tax Credits (Residence) Regulations 2003
  92. 46Modification to the Tax Credits (Residence) Regulations 2003
  93. Explanatory note