This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2019/1152 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
Social Security
Made
3rd August 2020
Coming into force
at 0.00 a.m. on 4th August 2020
Laid before Parliament
at 3.00 p.m. on 4th August 2020
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(1) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and 4(1)(a) of Schedule 6 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012(1).
In accordance with section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(2), it appears to the Secretary of State that by reason of the urgency of this matter it is inexpedient to refer the proposals in respect of these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 4th August 2020.
2.—(1) The Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019(3) are amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 5 (two week run-on of income-based jobseeker’s allowance and income-related employment and support allowance: day appointed for abolition), after “beginning with the day” insert “after the day”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Will Quince
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
3rd August 2020
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1152) to correct a technical error and ensure regulation 5 of those Regulations provides for a full two week run-on of income-based jobseeker’s allowance and income-related employment and support allowance.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, public or voluntary sectors is foreseen.