# The Universal Credit (Childcare Costs and Minimum Income Floor) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

S.I. 2019/1249 · made 9 September 2019

These Regulations amend the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/376).

Made under: Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Section 8, Section 12, Section 40, Section 42, Schedule 1 paragraph 4); Social Security Administration Act 1992

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-childcare-costs-and-minimum-income-floor-amendment-regulations-2019/pdf/uksi_20191249_en.pdf; UK Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-childcare-costs-and-minimum-income-floor-amendment-regulations-2019/pdf/uksiem_20191249_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Social Security
Made at 11.42 a.m. on 9th September 2019
Laid before Parliament at 4.30 p.m. on 9th September 2019
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(3)(a) and (4), 12(1) and (3), 40 and 42(1) and (2) of, and paragraph 4(1), (3)(a) and (4) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012.
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Childcare Costs and Minimum Income Floor) (Amendment) Regulations 2019.
(2) This regulation and regulation 3 come into force on 3rd October 2019.
(3) Regulation 2 comes into force on 16th October 2019.

## 2 Childcare Costs

In regulation 33 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013–
(a) in paragraph (1)(za) for “before the end of that assessment period” substitute “before the end of the assessment period that follows the assessment period in which they were paid”; and
(b) after paragraph (2) insert–
“(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), “the relevant notification period” in regulation 36 of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2013 means a period of time ending on the last day of the assessment period that follows the assessment period in which the charges for relevant childcare were paid.”.

## 3 Minimum Income Floor

In regulation 62(1)(b) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 after “apart from this regulation” insert “or regulation 90”.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Mims Davies
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
At 11.42 a.m. on 9th September 2019

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/376).
Regulation 2 extends the time which claimants have to report payment of childcare costs in order for those costs to be taken into account in the childcare costs element when calculating an award of Universal Credit.
Regulation 3 clarifies that all claimants who satisfy the gainful self-employment test, are expected to work and do not benefit from the start-up period, are subject to the Minimum Income Floor (MIF). They cannot be exempted from the MIF based on average earnings.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on business or civil society organisations.

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