# Universal Credit Act 2025, Section 3: Freeze of LCWRA and LCW elements for tax years 2026-27 to 2029-30

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

(1) Subsections (1) and (2) of section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (annual up-rating of benefits) do not apply, in the tax years ending with 5 April 2026, 5 April 2027, 5 April 2028 and 5 April 2029, to the LCWRA element or the LCW element.
(2) In this section—
(a) “the LCWRA element” has the meaning given by regulation 27 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013;
(b) “the LCW element” has the meaning given by regulation 27 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (so far as saved by paragraph 8 of Schedule 2 to the Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2017).

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