The Universal Credit (Benefit Cap Earnings Exception) Amendment Regulations 2017
These Regulations amend the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/376) (the “Universal Credit Regulations”) in relation to the exception to the application of the benefit cap to a universal credit award in an assessment period where the claimant’s earnings (or if the claimant is a member of a couple, the couple’s combined earnings) exceed a specified threshold (the “earnings exception threshold”).
Lifecycle
Department
Made
20 Feb 2017
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In force
01 Apr 2017
Enabling power
In accordance with section 172(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has referred the proposals for these Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee.
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