Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 60
Social Security
The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Claimant Commitment Exceptions) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Made
20th January 2022
Laid before Parliament
24th January 2022
Coming into force
15th February 2022
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24 and 25(2), (3) and (5) of, and paragraph 4A of Schedule 2 to, the Welfare Reform Act 2007( 1 ) and sections 4(2), 40 and 42(1) to (3) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012( 2 ).
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992( 3 ), the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Claimant Commitment Exceptions) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 15th February 2022.
(2) Any amendment made by these Regulations has the same extent as the provision amended.
Amendment to the Universal Credit Regulations 2013
2. In regulation 16 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (claimant commitment-exceptions)( 4 )—
(a) regulation 16 shall stand as paragraph (1);
(b) after paragraph (1), insert—
“ (2) A person does not have to meet the basic condition to have accepted a claimant commitment if the person is terminally ill. ” .
Amendment to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013
3. In regulation 45 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013 (claimant commitment - exceptions)( 5 )—
(a) regulation 45 shall stand as paragraph (1);
(b) after paragraph (1), insert—
“ (2) A claimant may be entitled to an employment and support allowance without having accepted a claimant commitment if the claimant is terminally ill. ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Chloe Smith
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
20th January 2022
2007 c. 5 . Section 24 is cited for the meaning of the words “prescribed” and “regulations”. Paragraph 4A of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 54(1) and (6) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5) .
2012 c. 5 . Section 40 is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribed”.