New additions -

Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations 2020 (SI.No.371/2020) - New regulations that provide for miscellaneous changes to social security in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak including in relation to the minimum income floor, and the rate of the standard allowance in universal credit.

Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Coronavirus Disease) Regulations 2020 (SI.No.289/2020) - New regulations that introduce temporary reforms to support claimants during the coronavirus outbreak.

Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2020 (SI.No.234/2020) - New regulations that provide for the up-rating of certain benefits, including universal credit, from April 2020.

Jobseeker's Allowance and Universal Credit (Higher-Level Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (SI.No.1357/2019) - New regulations issued that reduce the maximum duration of a higher level sanction period from 156 weeks to 26 weeks. Also contain transitional provisions to enable ongoing higher-level sanctions to be terminated once a claimant's award has been reduced for at least 182 days or 26 weeks from the date that the reduction took effect.

Universal Credit (Childcare Costs and Minimum Income Floor) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (SI.No.1249/2019) - New regulations issued that extend the period for reporting childcare costs by a month, and make it clear that all gainfully self-employed claimants are subject to the minimum income floor

Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 (SI.No.1152/2019) - New regulations issued in relation to the universal credit managed migration pilot due to start in July 2019

Transition to universal credit: Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendment Regulations

In this section, you will find miscellaneous and consequential amendment regulations relating to Universal Credit.

Last reviewed/updated 3 April 2020