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[F1PART 3U.K.ARRANGEMENTS REGARDING CHANGES TO THE CHILD ELEMENT FROM APRIL 2017
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Restriction on claims for universal credit during the interim periodU.K.
F239. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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F2Reg. 39 omitted (1.2.2019) by virtue of The Universal Credit (Restriction on Amounts for Children and Qualifying Young Persons) (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/27), regs. 1(2), 2(2)
Availability of the child element where maximum exceeded - transitionally protected children and qualifying young personsU.K.
F340. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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F3Reg. 40 omitted (1.2.2019) by virtue of The Universal Credit (Restriction on Amounts for Children and Qualifying Young Persons) (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/27), regs. 1(2), 2(3)
Availability of the child element where maximum exceeded – continuation of exception from a previous award of child tax credit, income support or old style JSAU.K.
41.—(1) Where—
(a)the claimant (“C”) is the step-parent of a child or qualifying young person (“A”); and
(b)within the 6 months immediately preceding the first day on which C became entitled to an award of universal credit, C had an award of child tax credit, income support or old style JSA in which an exception corresponding with an exception under paragraph 2, 3, 5 or 6 of Schedule 12 to the Universal Credit Regulations applied in respect of A,
paragraph 6 of that Schedule is to apply as if sub-paragraph (c) of that paragraph were satisfied, despite the fact that the previous award was not an award of universal credit.
(2) In this regulation, “step-parent” has the same meaning as in the Universal Credit Regulations.
Evidence for non-consensual conception where claimant previously had an award of child tax creditU.K.
42.—(1) This regulation applies for the purposes of paragraph 5 of Schedule 12 to the Universal Credit Regulations (exception for non-consensual conception).
(2) The Secretary of State may treat the condition in sub-paragraph (3)(a) of that paragraph 5 as met if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the claimant has previously provided the evidence referred to in that sub-paragraph to the Commissioners for her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs for the purposes of the corresponding exception in relation to child tax credit.
Abolition of higher amount of the child element for first child or qualifying young person – saving where claimant responsible for a child or qualifying young person born before 6th April 2017U.K.
43. Section 14(5)(b) of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (which amends the Universal Credit Regulations by omitting the amount of the child element payable for the first child or qualifying young person) does not apply where the claimant is responsible for a child or qualifying young person born before 6th April 2017.]
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