Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012;

• “the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007^f1;

• “assessment period” has the same meaning as in the Universal Credit Regulations^f2;

• “the Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013^f3;

• “contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995^f4 as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act (to remove references to an income-based allowance);

• “contributory employment and support allowance” means a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act^f5 as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Act (to remove references to an income-related allowance);

• “employment and support allowance” means an allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Act (to remove references to an income-related allowance);

• “existing benefit” means income-based jobseeker’s allowance, income-related employment and support allowance, income support under section 124 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992^f6, housing benefit under section 130 of that Act and child tax credit and working tax credit under the Tax Credits Act 2002^f7, but see also regulation 28(2);

• “First-tier Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1998^f8;

• “income-based jobseeker’s allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995^f9;

• “income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act^f10;

• “jobseeker’s allowance” means an allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act (to remove references to an income-based allowance);

• “new claimant partner” has the meaning given in regulation 16;

• “new style ESA” means an award of employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act as amended by Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Act (to remove references to an income-related allowance);

• “new style JSA” means an award of jobseeker’s allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 as amended by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act (to remove references to an income-based allowance);

• “tax credit”, “tax credits” and “tax year” have the same meanings as in the Tax Credits Act 2002^f11;

• “the Universal Credit Regulations” means the Universal Credit Regulations 2013^f12;

• “Upper Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1998.

For the purposes of these Regulations, the date on which a claim for universal credit is made is to be determined in accordance with the Claims and Payments Regulations^f13.