# The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014


(1) The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) insert at the appropriate place in paragraph (1)—
““severe disability premium” means the premium in relation to an employment and support allowance under paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 or, as the case may be, the corresponding premium in relation to income support, old style JSA or housing benefit;”.
(3) After regulation 4 insert—
“Restriction on claims for universal credit by persons entitled to a severe disability premium
4A. No claim may be made for universal credit on or after 16th January 2019 by a single claimant who, or joint claimants either of whom—
(a) is, or has been within the past month, entitled to an award of an existing benefit that includes a severe disability premium; and
(b) in a case where the award ended during that month, has continued to satisfy the conditions for eligibility for a severe disability premium.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/10/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-transitional-provisions-sdp-gateway-amendment-regulations-2019/regulation-2
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