Legislation – The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations 2020

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Introduction

1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

2 Universal credit – minimum income floor

3 Universal credit – standard allowance modification

4 Local housing allowance

5 Housing benefit – disregards from income modification

6 Universal credit and new style JSA – work-related requirements

7 Old style JSA – availability for employment and actively seeking employment

8 Jobseeker’s Allowance – periods of sickness

9 Carer’s Allowance

10 Expiry

Signature

Explanatory note

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(1)

As a consequence of the outbreak of coronavirus disease, where a person has an award of new style JSA or an award of universal credit—

(a)

the Secretary of State must not impose a work search requirement M1 on that person;

(b)

a work search requirement previously applying to such a person ceases to have effect from the date on which these Regulations come into force; and

(c)

“able and willing immediately to take up paid work” under a work availability requirement M2 imposed on such a person means able and willing to take up paid work, or attend an interview, immediately once this regulation ceases to apply.

(2)

This regulation applies for a period of 3 months beginning with the date that these Regulations come into force and the Secretary of State may extend that period for all cases or any class of case where it appears expedient as a consequence of the continuation of the outbreak of coronavirus disease.

(3)

In this regulation, “new style JSA” means an allowance under the Jobseekers Act 1995 as amended by the amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 14 to the Welfare Reform Act 2012 that remove references to an income-based allowance.