# The Social Security (Habitual Residence, Past Presence and Temporary Absence) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013


(1) The Universal Credit Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 9(1) (persons treated as not being in Great Britain), after “(4)” and before “,” insert “and subject to paragraph (4A)”.
(3) In regulation 9(4), after sub-paragraph (ze) insert—
“(zf) a person who—
(i) was residing in a country or territory outside Great Britain immediately before His Majesty’s Government—
(aa) provided public information to advise British nationals to leave that country or territory, or
(bb) arranged the evacuation of British nationals from that country or territory;
(ii) has left that country or territory and is present in Great Britain; and
(iii) has—
(aa) a right of abode in the United Kingdom within the meaning given in section 2 of the Immigration Act 1971,
(bb) no requirement of leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with section 3ZA of that Act,
(cc) leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with immigration rules made under section 3(2) of that Act, or
(dd) leave on a discretionary basis outside of rules made under section 3(2) of that Act; or
(zg) a person who, as part of a safe and legal humanitarian immigration route, has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom in accordance with immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 or leave on a discretionary basis outside of rules;”.
(4) After regulation 9(4), insert—
“(4A) A person who falls within paragraph (4)(zf) will be treated as a person in Great Britain in the circumstances specified in paragraph (1) for 6 months beginning on the day on which the public information is issued, or the evacuation is started.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/884/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-habitual-residence-past-presence-and-temporary-absence-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-2
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