Social Security Legislation 2023/24, Volume II: Universal Credit, State Pension Credit and The Social Fund
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Volume two of the Social Security Legislation series covers Universal Credit, State Pension Credit and the Social Fund. This year, Volume five (Income Support and the Legacy Benefits) is located at the end of this volume.
Universal credit has now become the default means-tested working-age benefit for new claims in the social security system.
As well as universal credit, Volume two also covers state pension credit as the means-tested benefit available to those over pension age and social fund provisions for maternity and funeral expenses and for cold weather payments, along with associated rules on persons subject to immigration control.
WHAT’S IN THIS EDITION?Along with routine amendments and new decisions, issues covered include:
- The effect of regulations restoring the operation of the minimum income floor and amending the “permitted period” rule in universal credit.
- Mention of recent decisions, such as Pantellerisco [2021] EWCA Civ 1454 (attribution of salary paid four-weekly to assessment periods and benefit cap) and TP (No.3) [2022] EWHC 123 (Admin) (transitional protection of enhanced disability premium on “natural migration” to universal credit).