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8.—(1) The amendments made by regulation 3(2)(b), (5)(a) and (c) and (6) do not apply to an award of universal credit unless it is an award falling within sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) of regulation 5(1) (saving) of the Universal Credit (Digital Service) Amendment Regulations 2014(1).
(2) The amendments made by regulations 2, 3(2)(c), (12) and (13)(a), (b)(i)(bb) and (ii) and (c) to (h), 6(2)(a), (3), (4) (in so far as it relates to temporary accommodation), (5), (6), (7)(c) and (10)(b) do not apply to an award of universal credit that exists on 10th April 2018 and that then includes the housing costs element in respect of temporary accommodation, until—
(a)there is a change in the amount of rent payments or service charge payments that the claimant is liable to make (with respect to any accommodation); or
(b)the award ceases to include the housing costs element,
whichever occurs first.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2)—
(a)“housing costs element” means the amount to be included in a claimant’s award of universal credit under section 11 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012;
(b)“rent payments” has the meaning in paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to Universal Credit Regulations 2013;
(c)“service charge payments” has the meaning in paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 to those Regulations(2);
(d)“temporary accommodation” means accommodation which falls within Case 1 or Case 2 under paragraph 3B of Schedule 1 to those Regulations(3).
S.I. 2014/2887; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2015/1754.
Paragraph 7 is amended by S.I. 2017/725.
Paragraph 3B is inserted into Schedule 1 of S.I. 2013/376 by regulation 3(12) of these Regulations and comes in force on 11th April 2018 under regulation 1(4).
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