Regulation 8 Amendment of the 2007 Regulations
In regulation 2, in the appropriate place in the alphabetical order insert the following definitions—
“(a)“the 2012 Act” (“Deddf 2012”) means the Welfare Reform Act 2012f1;”;
“(b)“qualifying young person” (“person ifanc cymwys”) has the meaning given in section 10(5) of the 2012 Act (responsibility for children and young persons);”; and
“(c)“universal credit” (“credyd cynhwysol”) means universal credit under Part 1 of the 2012 Act;”.
In regulation 2, in the definition of “couple”, after “1992” insert “, except that in regulation 5(1)(aa)(i) and (iii) it has the meaning given in section 39 of the 2012 Act (couples)”.
In regulation 5(1), after sub-paragraph (a), insert the following sub-paragraph—
“(aa)during the period beginning on 29 April 2013 and ending on 31 March 2014—
(i)is the recipient of an award of universal credit either as a single person or as a member of a couple,
(ii)is a child or qualifying young person for whom a recipient referred to in paragraph (i) is responsible, or
(iii)is a member of a couple, the other member of which is the recipient of an award of universal credit as a single person;”.
In regulation 16(1), for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)the amount which represents the weekly amount of any housing benefit to which the claimant or any member of his or her family is entitled under the provisions of Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992f2.”
In Schedule 1, in column 2 of Table B, in the substitute paragraph 13A—
at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(b)(i), omit “or”;
at the end of sub-paragraph (1)(b)(ii), for “.” substitute “;”; and
after sub-paragraph (1)(b)(ii), insert—
“(iii)in receipt of the enhanced rate of the daily living component of personal independence payment prescribed in accordance with section 78(3)(b) of the 2012 Act; or
(iv)in receipt of an armed forces independence payment under the Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) Order 2011f3.”