The Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020

• Citation: S.I. 2020/611
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 13th July 2020.

Section 2 Amendments to the Universal Credit Regulations 2013

In regulation 82 (exceptions—earnings) of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 —

(a) omit paragraph (2)(a)(i);

(b) in paragraph (2)(a)(ii) omit the words “in any other case,”;

(c) omit paragraph (3)(a);

(d) in paragraph (3)(b) omit the words “in any other case,”; and

(e) after paragraph (4) insert—

(5) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(a) and (3), when calculating the amount in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) the reference to regulation 4 of the National Minimum Wage Regulations is a reference to regulation 4 as in force at the beginning of the assessment period or month for which the amount is calculated.

Section 3 Amendments to the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013

(1) The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 38 (evidence and information in connection with an award)—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “apart from paragraph (7)” substitute “apart from paragraphs (7) and (9)”; and

(b) after paragraph (8) insert—

(9) A landlord, in a case where a claimant’s award of universal credit includes an amount in respect of housing costs or where the award may be revised or superseded to include such an amount, must supply such information or evidence in connection with the award, or any question arising out of it, as the Secretary of State may require, and must do so within one month of being required to do so or such longer period as the Secretary of State considers reasonable.

(3) In regulation 40 (information to be provided to rent officers), in paragraph (5), for “regulation 37” substitute “regulations 37 and 38”.