Regulation 38 Loss of benefit penalties: maximum total reductionF1
Where regulations 35 and 37 both apply to a claimant, the total amount of a reduction of universal credit in respect of any assessment period under—
(a)
regulation 36; and
(b)
regulation 3ZB of the Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations 2001,
must not exceed the amount of the standard allowance which is applicable to the claimant in respect of that period.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Reg. 37 38 inserted (13.10.2014) by The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1626), reg. 1(2), 6(2)