The Universal Credit (Reduction of the Earnings Taper Rate) Amendment Regulations 2017

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved

2017 No. 348

Social Security

The Universal Credit (Reduction of the Earnings Taper Rate) Amendment Regulations 2017

Made 8th March 2017

Laid before Parliament 13th March 2017

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(3)(a) and 40 of, and paragraph 4(1) and (3)(a) of Schedule 1 to, the Welfare Reform Act 20121.

In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 19922, the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that these Regulations need not be referred to it.

S-1 Citation, commencement and application

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Reduction of the Earnings Taper Rate) Amendment Regulations 2017 and come into force on 10th April 2017, except as provided by paragraph (2).

(2) Regulation 2(3) comes into force on the same day as, but immediately after the Universal Credit (Surpluses and Self-Employed Losses) (Digital Service) Amendment Regulations 20153come into force.

(3) Where an amendment made by these Regulations applies in respect of an existing award of universal credit, that amendment has effect for the purposes of that award—

(a)

(a) on the date on which that amendment comes into force, if there is an assessment period for that award that begins on that day; or

(b)

(b) if sub-paragraph (a) does not apply, on the first day of the next assessment period for the award beginning after that day.

(4) For the purposes of paragraph (3), “existing award of universal credit” means an award of universal credit that exists on the date on which the relevant amendment comes into force.

S-2 Changes to calculation of deductions in respect of earned income

Changes to calculation of deductions in respect of earned income

2.—(1) The Universal Credit Regulations 20134are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 22(1)(b)(i) and (ii) (deduction of income and work allowance), substitute “63%” for “65%”.

(3) In the definition of “the nil UC threshold” in regulation 54A(6) (surplus earnings), in the formula substitute “63” for “65”.

Damien Hinds

Minister of State

Department for Work and Pensions

8th March 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend two provisions of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 ( S.I. 2013/376) (the...

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