Statutory Instruments
2021 No. 1283
Social Security
The Universal Credit (Work Allowance and Taper) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Made
15th November 2021
Laid before Parliament
18th November 2021
Coming into force
24th November 2021
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of powers conferred by sections 8(3)(a), 40 and 42(1) to (3) of, and paragraph 4(1) and (3) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2012( 1 ).
The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it( 2 ).
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Work Allowance and Taper) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 and, subject to paragraph (2), come into force on 24th November 2021.
(2) In relation to a claimant who is entitled to universal credit on 24th November 2021, the amendments made by these Regulations have effect for any assessment period( 3 ) ending on or after that date.
(3) In these Regulations “ the Universal Credit Regulations ” means the Universal Credit Regulations 2013( 4 )
Decrease in the universal credit taper
2. —(1) In regulation 22(1)(b)(i) and (ii) of the Universal Credit Regulations (deduction of income and work allowance) for “63%” substitute “55%” ( 5 ).
(2) In regulation 54A(6) of those Regulations( 6 ) (surplus earnings) for the formula expressing the nil UC threshold substitute—
“ (M – U) / 55 x 100 + WA ” .
Increase in the work allowance
3. In the table of work allowances set out in regulation 22 of the Universal Credit Regulations (deduction of income and work allowance)( 7 )—
(a) for “£515.00” substitute “£557.00” ; and
(b) for “£293.00” substitute “£335.00” .
Signed by
Thèrése Coffey
Secretary of State
Department for Work and Pensions
15th November 2021
2012 c. 5 . Section 40 is cited for the meaning of “prescribed”.
See section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 ( 1992 c. 5 ).
See section 40 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 for the definition of “assessment period”.
S.I. 2017/348 substituted “63%” for “65%” .
Regulation 54A was inserted by S.I. 2015/345 and substituted by 2018/65.
The amounts in the table were substituted by S.I. 2021/162 .