# Universal Credit Act 2025, Section 2: LCWRA element for tax year 2026-27

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

(1) In the table in regulation 36 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (amounts of elements)—
(a) 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
”;
(b) 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”.
(2) Schedule 1 makes further amendments to the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 in connection with the amendments made by subsection (1).
(3) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/22/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-act-2025/section-2
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