New additions -

Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 31 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2024 (SR.No.118/2024) - Preserves existing protection for mixed-age couples in Northern Ireland on them being issued with a universal credit migration notice

Social Security (State Pension Age Claimants: Closure of Tax Credits) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (SR.No.119/2024) - Make provision in relation to the transfer of people over state pension age in receipt of tax credits to either universal credit or pension credit in Northern Ireland, with transitional protection to prevent a reduction in benefit entitlement for eligible claimants at the point of transfer

Social Security (State Pension Age Claimants: Closure of Tax Credits) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI.No.611/2024) - Make provision in relation to the transfer of people over state pension age in receipt of tax credits to either universal credit or pension credit, with transitional protection to prevent a reduction in benefit entitlement for eligible claimants at the point of transfer

Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 31 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI.No.604/2024) - Preserves existing protection for mixed-age couples on them being issued with a universal credit migration notice

Universal Credit (Administrative Earnings Threshold) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2024 (SI.No.536/2024) - Provide for an increase in the Administrative Earnings Threshold, from £617 per calendar month to £892 for an individual; and from £988 per calendar month to £1,437 for a couple (replacing the Universal Credit (Administrative Earnings Threshold) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (SI.No.529/2024) in order to amend the commencement date to 13 May 2024)

Social Security and Universal Credit (Migration of Tax Credit Claimants and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 (SI.No.341/2024) - Include amendments and modifications to various social security regulations that, in particular, make changes in relation to the migration of legacy benefit claims to universal credit and require he allocation of a national insurance number before an advance payment can be made

Universal Credit (Work-Related Requirements) In Work Pilot Scheme (Extension) Order 2024 (SI.No.159/2024) - New regulations provide for the testing of universal credit in-work conditionality in pilot areas to be extended for a further 12 months

Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 (SI.No.11/2024) - New regulations include provisions that increase local housing allowance rates to the 30th percentile of local market rates for private rented sector properties from April 2024.

Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI.No.1238/2023) - New regulations that make provision for additional amounts to be added to the transitional SDP element for claimants who move to universal credit following a change in their circumstances, where they were previously in receipt of a benefit or tax credit including a disability premium or element prior to migrating.

Universal Credit (Childcare) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI.No.593/2023) - New regulations increase the maximum childcare costs element and make provision for childcare costs to be met upfront by disregarding payments made by funds provided by the Secretary of State - typically from the Flexible Support Fund.

Social Security and Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 (SI.No.543/2023) - New regulations that make amendments to correct errors and clarify policy intent.

Social Security (Habitual Residence and Past Presence) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI.No.532.2023) - New regulations that provide for immediate benefit support for those fleeing Sudan in connection with the violence which rapidly escalated there on 15 April 2023.

Universal Credit (Work-Related Requirements) In Work Pilot Scheme (Extension) Order 2023 (SI.No.157/2023) - New regulations extend the period for which the pilot scheme established under the Universal Credit (Work-Related Requirements) In Work Pilot Scheme and Amendment Regulations 2015 (SI.No.89/2015) has effect.

Universal Credit (Administrative Earnings Threshold) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (SI.No.7/2023) - New regulations provide for the universal credit administrative earnings threshold to be increased with effect from 30 January 2023

Rent Officers (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Functions) (Modification) Order 2023 (SI.No.6/2023) - New regulations include provision to freeze local housing allowance (LHA) rates in universal credit for 2023/2024 at the rates set for 2020/2021