The Universal Credit (Exceptions to the Requirement not to be receiving Education) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2020/827 |
2020 No. 827
Social Security
The Universal Credit (Exceptions to the Requirement not to be receiving Education) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
Made 3rd August 2020
Laid before Parliament 4th August 2020
Coming into force 5th August 2020
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(2) and 42(1) to (3) of the Welfare Reform Act 20121.
In accordance with section 173(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 19922, 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.
Citation, commencement and application
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Exceptions to the Requirement not to be receiving Education) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 5th August 2020.
(2) These Regulations do not apply in relation to a claim for universal credit, or an award of universal credit without a claim, made before 5th August 2020.
Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013
2.—(1) In regulation 14 (exceptions to the requirement not to be receiving education) of the Universal Credit Regulations 20133—
(a)
(a) regulation 14 shall stand as paragraph (1);
(b)
(b) for paragraph (1)(b) substitute—
“(b)
“(b) the person is entitled to attendance allowance, disability living allowance or personal independence payment and it has been determined—
that the person has limited capability for work or limited capability for work and work-related activity on the basis of an assessment under Part 5 of these Regulations4or Part 4 or 5 of the ESA Regulations5;
that the person is to be treated as having limited capability for work under Schedule 86or limited capability for work and work-related activity under Schedule 9;
that the person is to be treated as having limited capability for work or limited capability for work and work-related activity under regulation 19(2)(b) or (4)(b) of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 20147,
and that determination was made on or before the date of claim to universal credit, where the person is receiving education on the date the claim is made, or the date on which the person starts receiving education, where the person starts receiving education after the...
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