The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013

Interpretation E+W+S

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2012;

“the 2007 Act” means the Welfare Reform Act 2007 M1 ;

“assessment period” has the same meaning as in the Universal Credit Regulations M2 ;

“the Claims and Payments Regulations” means the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 M3 ;

“contribution-based jobseeker's allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995 M4 as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act (to remove references to an income-based allowance);

“contributory employment and support allowance” means a contributory allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act M5 as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Act (to remove references to an income-related allowance);

“employment and support allowance” means an allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Act (to remove references to an income-related allowance);

[F1 “exempt accommodation” has the same meaning as in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Universal Credit Regulations;]

“existing benefit” means income-based jobseeker's allowance, income-related employment and support allowance, income support under section 124 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 M6 , housing benefit F2 ... and child tax credit and working tax credit under the Tax Credits Act 2002 M7 , but see also regulation 28(2);

“First-tier Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1998 M8 ;

[F3 “housing benefit” means housing benefit under section 130 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;]

“income-based jobseeker's allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995 M9 ;

“income-related employment and support allowance” means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act M10 ;

“jobseeker's allowance” means an allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 as it has effect apart from the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act (to remove references to an income-based allowance);

“new claimant partner” has the meaning given in regulation 16;

“new style ESA” means an award of employment and support allowance under Part 1 of the 2007 Act as amended by Schedule 3, and Part 1 of Schedule 14, to the Act (to remove references to an income-related allowance);

“new style JSA” means an award of jobseeker's allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 as amended by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act (to remove references to an income-based allowance);

“tax credit”, “tax credits” and “tax year” have the same meanings as in the Tax Credits Act 2002 M11 ;

“the Universal Credit Regulations” means the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 M12 ;

“Upper Tribunal” has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act 1998.

(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, the date on which a claim for universal credit is made is to be determined in accordance with the Claims and Payments Regulations M13 .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (28.10.2013) by The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) and Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2070), regs. 1, 3(1)(a)

F2 Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (28.10.2013) by virtue of The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) and Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2070), regs. 1, 3(1)(b)

F3 Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (28.10.2013) by The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) and Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2070), regs. 1, 3(1)(c)

Marginal Citations

M1 2007 c.5.

M2 See reg 21.

M3 S.I. 2013/380.

M4 1995 c.18. See s.1(4).

M5 See s.1(7).

M6 1992 c.4.

M7 2002 c.21.

M8 1998 c.14.

M9 See s.1(4).

M10 See s.1(7).

M11 See ss.1(2) and 48(1).

M12 S.I. 2013/376

M13 See reg 10.