Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 10
Social Security
The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019
Made
11th January 2019
Laid before Parliament
14th January 2019
Coming into force
16th January 2019
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(1) to (3) of, and paragraphs 1(1) and 3(1)(a) of Schedule 6 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012( 1 ).
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 2 ), the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that these Regulations should not be referred to it.
In accordance with section 176(1) of Social Security Administration Act 1992 and, in so far as these Regulations relate to housing benefit, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to her to be representative of the authorities concerned in respect of the proposals for these Regulations.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019 and come into force on 16th January 2019.
Amendment of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014
2. —(1)The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014( 3 ) 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 2008( 4 ) 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 premium
4A. No claim may be made for universal credit on or after 16th January 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. ”
Consequential Amendments
(2) In paragraph (11) of article 6 (transitional provision: claims for housing benefit, income support or a tax credit) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No 21 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015( 6 ) before “39” insert “4A or”.
(3) In paragraph (2) of article 7 (transitional provision: claims for housing benefit, income support or a tax credit) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No 23 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 2015( 7 ) before “39” insert “4A or”.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Alok Sharma
Minister of State for Employment
Department for Work and Pensions
11th January 2019
2012 c.5 .
1992 c.5 .
S.I. 2014/1230 . There are amendments but none is relevant.
S.I. 2008/794 . Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2010/1160 , 2011/2425 , 2011/2428 , 2013/388 and 591 , 2014/2888 and 2015/1754 .
S.I. 2013/983 (C.41) . Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2014/1452 and 2321 and 2017/483 .
S.I. 2015/33 (C.4) . Relevant amending instruments are S.I 2015/634 and 2017/483 .
S.I. 2015/634 (C.32) . Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2017/376 .