Regulation 24 The child element

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

The amount to be included in an award of universal credit for each child or qualifying young person for whom a claimant is responsible F1... (“the child element”) is given in the table in regulation 36.

(2)

An additional amount as shown in that table is to be included in respect of each child or qualifying young person who is disabled and that amount is—

(a)

the lower rate, where the child or qualifying young person is entitled to disability living allowance F2, Scottish adult disability living allowance F3, child disability payment F4, adult disability payment or personal independence payment (unless sub-paragraph (b) applies); or

(b)

the higher rate where the child or qualifying young person is—

(i)

entitled to the care component of disability living allowance at the highest rate F5, the care component of Scottish adult disability living allowance at the highest rate in accordance with regulation 6(4) of the Disability Assistance (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) Regulations 2025 F6, the care component of child disability payment at the highest rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations F7, the daily living component of adult disability payment at the enhanced rate in accordance with regulation 5(3) of the Disability Assistance for Working Age People (Scotland) Regulations 2022 or the daily living component of personal independence payment at the enhanced rate, or

(ii)

F8... blind.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 24(1) omitted (6.4.2026 in relation to assessment periods commencing on or after that date) by virtue of Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Act 2026 (c. 13), ss. 1(2)(b), 3(4) (with s. 1(4))
F2: Words in reg. 24(2)(a) inserted (21.3.2025) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/227), arts. 1(1), 15(4)(a)
F3: Words in reg. 24(2)(a) inserted (26.7.2021) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance for Children and Young People) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/786), art. 1(2), Sch. 11 para. 4(a)
F4: Words in reg. 24(2)(a) inserted (21.3.2022) by The Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/177), arts. 1(2), 13(4)(a)
F5: Words in reg. 24(2)(b) inserted (21.3.2025) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/227), arts. 1(1), 15(4)(b)
F6: Words in reg. 24(2)(b)(i) inserted (26.7.2021) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance for Children and Young People) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/786), art. 1(2), Sch. 11 para. 4(b)
F7: Words in reg. 24(2)(b)(i) inserted (21.3.2022) by The Social Security (Disability Assistance for Working Age People) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/177), arts. 1(2), 13(4)(b)
F8: Words in reg. 24(2)(b)(ii) omitted (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by virtue of The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments (No.2) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2888), regs. 1(1), 3(1)(b)