The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 9, 21 and 23 (Amendment), Commencement No. 11, 13, 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 (Modification), Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2018

whether a claim for universal credit is made; and

the date on which the claim is made.

whether a claim for an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker’s allowance is made; and

the date on which the claim is made or treated as made.

a person makes a claim for an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker’s allowance if that person takes any action which results in a decision on a claim being required under the Claims and Payments Regulations 1987; and

it is irrelevant that the effect of any provision of those Regulations is that, for the purposes of those Regulations, the claim is made or treated as made at a date that is earlier than the date on which that action is taken.

regulation 6(1F)(b) or (c) of the Claims and Payments Regulations 1987^f15, in the case of a claim for an employment and support allowance; or

regulation 6(4ZA) to (4ZD) and (4A)(a)(i) and (b) of those Regulations^f16, in the case of a claim for a jobseeker’s allowance,

in article 2(1) (interpretation), omit the definition of “gateway conditions”^f3;

in article 3(3)(a) (coming into force of the universal credit provisions)^f4, omit “and meets the gateway conditions”;

in article 3(3)(b) (coming into force of the universal credit provisions and incorrect information)^f5—

in the title of article 3A (incorrect information: general provisions)^f6, omit “or meeting the gateway conditions”;

in article 3A(1), for the text from “or meeting the” to “are met” substitute “and the condition referred to in paragraph (2) is met”;

for article 3A(2), substitute—

“(2)

The condition referred to is that, on the date on which the claim was made, the claimant did not reside in one of the relevant districts (unless paragraph (3) applies).”;

for article 4(2)(a) (abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker’s allowance)^f7, substitute—

“(a)

a claim for universal credit, an employment and support allowance or a jobseeker’s allowance where, on the date on which the claim is made or treated as made, the claimant resides in one of the relevant districts;”

in article 4(2)(b) (abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker’s allowance and incorrect information)^f8—

in article 5 (provisions that apply in connection with the abolition of income-related employment and support allowance and income-based jobseeker’s allowance)^f9, omit paragraph (1);

in article 5(1A), omit “or Schedule 5 (save in paragraph 4 of that Schedule)”^f10; and

omit Schedule 5 (the gateway conditions)^f11.

those made to the No. 11 Order by article 14(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 11, 13, 16, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017^f1;

those made to the No. 13 Order by article 6(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 13, 14, 16, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016^f2;

those made to the No. 17 Order by article 10(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 29 and Commencement No. 17, 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2017^f3; and

those made to the No. 19 Order, the No. 22 Order and the No. 24 Order by articles 13(2), 14(2) and 15(2) respectively of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 19, 22, 23 and 24 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Modification)) Order 2016^f4.

in paragraph (2), at the end insert “or temporary accommodation”;

in paragraph (10), at the end insert—

“;

(k)

“temporary accommodation” means accommodation which falls within Case 1 or Case 2 under paragraph 3B of Schedule 1 to the Universal Credit Regulations^f1”.

in paragraph (3), at the end insert “or temporary accommodation”;

in paragraph (11), at the end insert—

“;

(l)

“temporary accommodation” means accommodation which falls within Case 1 or Case 2 under paragraph 3B of Schedule 1 to the Universal Credit Regulations”.

paragraph (2) and sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (3) of article 3 of the No. 9 Order;

paragraph (1) and sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) of article 3 of the No. 11 Order;

paragraph (1) and sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) of article 3 of the No. 13 Order;

paragraph (1) and sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (2) of article 3 of the No. 17 Order;

paragraph (1) and sub-paragraphs (d), (e), (j) and (k) of paragraph (2) of article 3 of the No. 19 Order;

paragraph (1) and sub-paragraphs (d), (g), (l), (m), (o), (r) and (t) of paragraph (2) of article 3 of the No. 22 Order; and

paragraph (1) and sub-paragraphs (a) to (d), (f), (g), (i), (k), (m), (r) to (u), (w), (x) and (cc) of paragraph (2) of article 3 of the No. 24 Order.