# Universal Credit Act 2025, Paragraph 3

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In regulation 27 (award to include LCWRA element)—
(a) in paragraph (2), at the end insert
“by reference to whether the claimant is—
(a) a pre-2026 claimant,
(b) a severe conditions criteria claimant,
(c) terminally ill, or
(d) any other claimant.”;
(b) in paragraph (3), after “activity” insert “or is a severe conditions criteria claimant”;
(c) in paragraph (4)—
(i) the words from “the award” to the end become sub-paragraph (a) of that paragraph, and
(ii) at the end of that sub-paragraph insert
“, and
(b) where the LCWRA element for each of them is a different amount, the LCWRA element to be included is the higher amount.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/22/schedule/1/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-act-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-3
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