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Regulation 25 Transition from income support based on incapacity

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(1)

This regulation applies where—

(a)

an award of universal credit is made to joint claimants;

(b)

one member of the couple is a new claimant partner; and

(c)

that person was previously entitled to income support based on incapacity and the award of that benefit terminated on formation of the couple or by virtue of regulation 16.

(2)

Where this regulation applies—

(a)

if it is determined in accordance with Part 5 of the Universal Credit Regulations that the new claimant partner has limited capability for work—

(i)

that person is to be treated as having had limited capability for work for the purposes of regulation 27(1)(a) of the Universal Credit Regulations (Award to include LCW and LCWRA elements) from the beginning of the first assessment period;

(ii)

regulation 28 of those Regulations (Period for which the LCW or LCWRA element is not to be included) does not apply to the joint award of universal credit; and

(iii)

the LCW elementf1 is (subject to the provisions of Part 4 of the Universal Credit Regulations) to be included in the award with effect from the beginning of the first assessment period;

(b)

if it is determined in accordance with Part 5 of the Universal Credit Regulations that the new claimant partner has limited capability for work and work-related activity—

(i)

that person is to be treated as having had limited capability for work and work-related activity for the purposes of regulation 27(1)(b) of the Universal Credit Regulations from the beginning of the first assessment period;

(ii)

regulation 28 of those Regulations does not apply to the joint award of universal credit; and

(iii)

the LCWRA element is (subject to the provisions of Part 4 of the Universal Credit Regulations) to be included in the award of universal credit with effect from the beginning of the first assessment period.

(3)

In this regulation—

  • “income support based on incapacity” means an award of income support which is an “existing award” within the meaning of Schedule 4 to the 2007 Act;

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

See reg 23(8).