Regulations

A comprehensive library of every universal credit-related statutory instrument and statutory rule, with links through to legislation.gov.uk and to the rightsnet summary.

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Regulation	Number	Year	Extent	Summary
Deductions The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) (Modification) Regulations 2025	387	2025	Great Britain	Modifies the priority order for third party deduction in universal credit to give child maintenance the highest priority for a period of 12 months until 30 April 2026. More information: View on legislation.gov.uk Read the rightsnet summary Issues: Deductions
Work-related requirements Universal Credit (Work-Related Requirements) In Work Pilot Scheme (Extension) Order 2025	168	2025	Great Britain	Provides for the testing of universal credit in-work conditionality in pilot areas to be extended for a further 12 months. More information: View on legislation.gov.uk Read the rightsnet summary Issues: Work-related requirements
Deductions The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025	73	2025	Northern Ireland	Modifies the priority order for third party deduction in universal credit in Northern Ireland to give child maintenance the highest priority for a period of 12 months until 30 April 2026. More information: View on legislation.gov.uk Read the rightsnet summary Issues: Deductions
Miscellaneous amendments Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025	3	2025	Great Britain Northern Ireland	Make amendments and modifications to various social security regulations relating to universal credit More information: View on legislation.gov.uk Read the rightsnet summary
Local housing allowance Housing Benefit and Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025	1	2025	Northern Ireland	Include modifications to SR.No.222/2016 to update how the LHA is determined in universal credit so that LHA rates are frozen at the same levels for 2025/2026 as the rates for 2024/2025. More information: View on legislation.gov.uk Read the rightsnet summary
Managed migration Social Security (State Pension Age Claimants: Closure of Tax Credits) (Amendment) Regulations 2024	611	2024	Great Britain Northern Ireland	Make provision in relation to the transfer of people over state pension age in receipt of tax credits to universal credit (or pension credit), with transitional protection to prevent a reduction in benefit entitlement for eligible claimants at the point of transfer. More information: View on legislation.gov.uk Read the rightsnet summary Issues: Managed migration Migration of tax credits claimants over state pension age Transitional provisions
Commencement order Welfare Reform Act 2012 (Commencement No. 31 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2024	604	2024	Great Britain	Preserves the existing protection for mixed-age couples on them being issued with a universal credit migration notice More information: View on legislation.gov.uk Read the rightsnet summary Issues: Conditions of entitlement
Administrative Earnings Threshold Universal Credit (Administrative Earnings Threshold) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024	536	2024	Great Britain	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 SI.No.529/2024 in order to amend the commencement date to 13 May 2024). More information: View on legislation.gov.uk Read the rightsnet summary Issues: Work-related requirements
Administrative Earnings Threshold Universal Credit (Administrative Earnings Threshold) (Amendment) Regulations 2024	529	2024	Great Britain	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 (subsequently revoked and replaced by SI.No.536/2024 to amend the coming into force date to 13 May 2024). More information: View on legislation.gov.uk Read the rightsnet summary Issues: Work-related requirements
Miscellaneous amendments Social Security and Universal Credit (Migration of Tax Credit Claimants and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024	341	2024	Great Britain	Amendments in relation to universal credit include the addition of a requirement that a person must be allocated a national insurance number before they can be paid an advance payment, changes in connection with the migration of tax credits claimants, in relation to the child element and children placed for adoption, and to the calculation of student income More information: View on legislation.gov.uk Read the rightsnet summary

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