The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Terminal Illness) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
These Regulations amend the definition of “terminally ill” for the purposes of universal credit and employment and support allowance. They amend the definition such that a person is “terminally ill” where their death, as a result of a progressive disease, can reasonably be expected within 12 months, as opposed to 6 months prior to the amendment.
Lifecycle
Department
Made
08 Mar 2022
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In force
04 Apr 2022
Enabling power
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
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