Section 2 LCWRA element for tax year 2026-27I1
United Kingdom
In the table in regulation 36 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (amounts of elements)—
before the row showing the amount for limited capability for work and work-related activity (“the existing row”) insert—
“
claimant with limited capability for work and work-related activity, other than a pre-2026 claimant, a severe conditions criteria claimant or a claimant who is terminally ill £217.26 ”;
in the existing row, for “limited capability for work and work-related activity” substitute “pre-2026 claimant, severe conditions criteria claimant or claimant who is terminally ill”.
Schedule 1 makes further amendments to the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 in connection with the amendments made by subsection (1).
This section and Schedule 1 come into force on 6 April 2026 and have effect in relation to assessment periods commencing on or after that date, and for this purpose “assessment period” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.