# The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Terminal Illness) (Amendment) Regulations 2022, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the definition of “terminally ill” for the purposes of universal credit and employment and support allowance. They amend the definition such that a person is “terminally ill” where their death, as a result of a progressive disease, can reasonably be expected within 12 months, as opposed to 6 months prior to the amendment.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/260/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-and-employment-and-support-allowance-terminal-illness-amendment-regulations-2022/note
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