Amendment of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 20142
1
The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 20143 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 20084 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 premium4A
No claim may be made for universal credit on or after 16thJanuary 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.