Defined term

“assessment period”

Defined in 13 Acts and 50 statutory instruments.

  1. The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2014 SI
  2. Civil Partnership Act 2004 Act 2 definitions
  3. The Community Charge Benefits (General) Regulations 1989 SI
  4. The Council Tax Benefit (General) Regulations 1992 SI
  5. The Council Tax Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 SI
  6. The Council Tax Benefit Regulations 2006 SI 2 definitions
  7. The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (England) Regulations 2012 SI 2 definitions
  8. The Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012 SI 2 definitions
  9. The Disability Working Allowance (General) Regulations 1991 SI
  10. The Domestic Abuse Support (Relevant Accommodation and Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Sanctuary Schemes) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 SI
  11. Education (Scotland) Act 1980 Act
  12. The Electricity and Gas (Energy Companies Obligation) Order 2012 SI
  13. The Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2014 SI 2 definitions
  14. The Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Coronavirus Disease) Regulations 2020 SI
  15. The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 SI 2 definitions
  16. The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013 SI
  17. Enterprise Act 2016 Act
  18. The Equality Act 2010 (Equal Pay Audits) Regulations 2014 SI
  19. The Family Credit (General) Regulations 1987 SI
  20. The Family Procedure Rules 2010 SI
  21. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 Act 2 definitions
  22. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories) Regulations 2013 SI
  23. The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) Regulations 2005 SI
  24. The Help–to–Save Accounts Regulations 2018 SI
  25. The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit (Size Criteria) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2017 SI
  26. The Housing Benefit (Persons who have attained the qualifying age for state pension credit) Regulations 2006 SI
  27. The Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 SI 2 definitions
  28. The Income Support (General) Regulations 1987 SI
  29. The Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 SI
  30. The Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017 SI
  31. Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 Act
  32. The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) Regulations 2013 SI
  33. The National Health Service (Travel Expenses and Remission of Charges) Regulations 2003 SI
  34. National Security and Investment Act 2021 Act 2 definitions
  35. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Employer Debt) Regulations 2005 SI
  36. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding up etc.) Regulations 2005 SI
  37. The Occupational Pension Schemes (Winding Up) (Modification for Multi-employer Schemes and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 SI
  38. Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Act 2019 Act
  39. The Pension Protection Fund (Provision of Information) Regulations 2005 SI
  40. Pensions Act 1995 Act
  41. The Pensions Act 2011 (Transitional, Consequential and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2014 SI
  42. The Pensions Dashboards Regulations 2022 SI
  43. The Pensions Regulator (Employer Resources Test) Regulations 2021 SI
  44. The Rent Officers (Universal Credit Functions) Order 2013 SI
  45. Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1907 Act 2 definitions
  46. Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 Act
  47. The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026 SI
  48. The Social Security (Loss of Benefit) Regulations 2001 SI
  49. The Social Security (Overpayments and Recovery) Regulations 2013 SI
  50. The Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations 2013 SI
  51. The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002 SI
  52. Universal Credit Act 2025 Act 6 definitions
  53. The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Rates of Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 SI
  54. The Universal Credit and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2015 SI
  55. The Universal Credit (EEA Jobseekers) Amendment Regulations 2015 SI
  56. The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 SI 2 definitions
  57. The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2013 SI
  58. Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Act 2026 Act 2 definitions
  59. The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014 SI
  60. The Warm Home Discount Regulations 2011 SI
  61. Welfare Reform Act 2012 Act 2 definitions
  62. The Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 31 and Savings and Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 21 and 23 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions (Amendment)) Order 2019 SI
  63. The Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2016 SI

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