# The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2026, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and extent

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

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment and Employment and Support Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 30th April 2026.
(2) Any Subject to paragraph (3), any amendment made by these Regulations has the same extent as the provision amended.
(3) Regulation 3 extends to England and Wales only.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/395/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-personal-independence-payment-and-employment-and-support-allowance-amendment-regulations-2026/regulation-1
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