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The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2014

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Regulation 63

[F1SCHEDULE 3U.K.Additional amounts for claimants previously entitled to an enhanced disability premium, a disability premium, a disabled child premium or a disabled child element in addition to a severe disability premium

This schedule has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

1.  This Schedule applies to an award of universal credit where—U.K.

(a)in the first assessment period beginning on or after 14th February 2024 the award includes a transitional SDP element by virtue of Schedule 2 or a transitional SDP amount by virtue of that Schedule as saved by regulation 3 of the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Claimants previously entitled to a severe disability premium) Amendment Regulations 2021, or would have done had it not been eroded to nil by virtue of regulation 55 (the transitional element - initial amount and adjustment where other elements increase); and

(b)at least one of the conditions in paragraph 4 is satisfied.

2.  This Schedule does not apply where the claim was a qualifying claim and the award is to include a transitional element.U.K.

3.  Where this Schedule applies, in the assessment period described in paragraph 1—U.K.

(a)the transitional SDP element or, as the case may be, the transitional SDP amount, is to be increased by the additional amount specified in paragraph 5; and

(b)if the transitional SDP element or, as the case may be, the transitional SDP amount, has been reduced to nil by virtue of regulation 55, the additional amount is to be treated as if it were the initial amount of a transitional element calculated under regulation 55(1).

4.  The conditions referred to in paragraph 1(b) above are that—U.K.

(a)within the month immediately preceding the first day of the award the claimant was entitled (or was a member of a couple the other member of which was entitled) to an award of income support, income-based jobseeker’s allowance or income-related employment and support allowance that included an enhanced disability premium, and continued to satisfy the conditions for eligibility for the enhanced disability premium up to and including the first day of the award of universal credit;

(b)within the month immediately preceding the first day of the award the claimant was entitled (or was a member of a couple the other member of which was entitled) to an award of income support or income-based jobseeker’s allowance that included a disability premium and continued to satisfy the conditions for eligibility for a disability premium up to and including the first day of the award of universal credit; and/or

(c)within the month immediately preceding the first day of the award the claimant was entitled to an award of income support or income-based jobseeker’s allowance that included a disabled child premium, or an award of child tax credit that included the disabled child element at the rate for a child or qualifying young person who is disabled but not severely disabled, and continued to satisfy the conditions for eligibility for the disabled child premium or the disabled child element up to and including the first day of the universal credit award and is entitled in the assessment period described in paragraph 1 to the lower rate of the disabled child addition in universal credit.

5.  The additional amount is—U.K.

(a)in the case of a single claimant—

(i)[F2£89.63] for a claimant meeting the condition in paragraph 4(a);

(ii)[F3183.52] for a claimant meeting the condition in paragraph 4(b); and

(iii)[F4£188.86] per disabled child or qualifying young person for a claimant meeting the condition in paragraph 4(c);

(b)in the case of joint claimants—

(i)[F5£128.04] for claimants meeting the condition in paragraph 4(a);

(ii)[F6£262.48] for claimants meeting the condition in paragraph 4(b); and

(iii)[F4£188.86] per disabled child or qualifying young person for claimants meeting the condition in paragraph 4(c).

Textual Amendments

F2Sum in Sch. 3 para. 5 substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(n) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(n), 33(b)(i)

F3Sum in Sch. 3 para. 5 substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(n) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(n), 33(b)(ii)

F4Sum in Sch. 3 para. 5 substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(n) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(n), 33(b)(iii)

F5Sum in Sch. 3 para. 5 substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(n) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(n), 33(b)(iv)

F6Sum in Sch. 3 para. 5 substituted (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3)(n) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/242), arts. 1(3)(n), 33(b)(v)

6.  The Secretary of State may, having regard to the efficient administration of universal credit, decide the time and manner in which the payments of the additional amount are to be paid to claimants already in receipt of universal credit on the date this Schedule comes into force.U.K.

7.  In this Schedule—U.K.

disability premium” means the premium in relation to income-based jobseeker’s allowance under paragraph 13 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996 or, as the case may be, the corresponding premium in relation to income support;

disabled child element” has the meaning in section 9(2)(c) of the Tax Credits Act 2002;

disabled child premium” means the premium in relation to income-based jobseeker’s allowance under paragraph 16 of Part III of Schedule 1 to the Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 1996, or, as the case may be, the corresponding premium in relation to income support;

enhanced disability premium” means the premium in relation to income-related employment and support allowance under paragraph 7 of Part 2 of Schedule 4 to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 or, as the case may be, the corresponding premium in relation to income support or income-based jobseeker’s allowance.]

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