The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019

Amendment of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014

2.—(1) The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014(1) 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(2) 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.”

(1)

S.I. 2014/1230. There are amendments but none is relevant.

(2)

S.I. 2008/794. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2010/1160, 2011/2425, 2011/2428, 2013/388 and 591, 2014/2888 and 2015/1754.