EnactedUniversal Credit Act 2025

Clause 1, page 2, line 25, leave out second “and” and insert “to”

Clause 1, page 2, line 29, at end insert—
“(8) This section, so far as it relates to tax years up to and including 2027-28, comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

Clause 1, page 1, line 21, leave out subsection (4) and insert—
“(4) The relevant uplift percentage for tax years 2026-27 to 2029-30 is 4.8%.”

Clause 1, page 2, line 29, at end insert—
“(8) This section comes into force when the conditions in section [Commencement requirements relating to welfare reform] have been met.”

Clause 2, page 3, line 3, leave out from “Schedule 1” to end of line 6 and insert “may not come into force until the conditions in section [Pre-commencement requirements] have been met.
(4) If the conditions in section [Pre-commencement requirements] have been met prior to 6 April 2026, this section and Schedule 1 shall come into force on 6 April 2026 and have effect in relation to assessment periods commencing on or after that date, and for this purpose “assessment period” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

Clause 2, page 2, line 31, leave out subsection (1) and insert—
“(1) In the table in regulation 36 of the Universal Credit Regulations 2013 (amounts of elements)—

Page 2, line 30, leave out Clause 2

Clause 2, page 2, line 34, leave out “pre-2026” and insert “pre-November 2026”

Clause 2, page 3, line 3, leave out “6 April” and insert “1 November”

Clause 2, page 3, line 3, leave out from “Schedule 1” to end of line 6 and insert “may not come into force until the conditions in section [Commencement requirements relating to welfare reform] have been met.
(4) If the conditions in section [Commencement requirements relating to welfare reform] have been met prior to 6 April 2026, this section and Schedule 1 shall come into force on 6 April 2026 and have effect in relation to assessment periods commencing on or after that date, and for this purpose “assessment period” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

Clause 2, page 3, line 3, leave out from “Schedule 1” to end of line 6 and insert “may not come into force until the conditions in section [Pre-commencement condition: Human rights analysis] have been met.
(4) If the conditions in section [Pre-commencement condition: Human rights analysis] have been met prior to 6 April 2026, this section and Schedule 1 shall come into force on 6 April 2026 and have effect in relation to assessment periods commencing on or after that date, and for this purpose “assessment period” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012.

Page 3, line 7, leave out Clause 3

Clause 3, page 3, line 19, at end insert—
“(3) This section comes into force when the conditions in section [Commencement requirements relating to welfare reform] have been met.”

Page 3, line 20, leave out Clause 4

Clause 4, page 3, line 32, at end insert—
“(2A) Where it is necessary in order to achieve the result in subsection (2B) for any of the tax years 2026-27 to 2029-30, the Secretary of State must exercise the power in section 4(2)(a) or (6)(c) of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 to increase—

Clause 4, page 4, line 20, at end insert—
“(4) This section comes into force when the conditions in section [Commencement requirements relating to welfare reform] have been met.”

Clause 4, page 3, line 26, leave out subsections (2) and (3)

Line 5, leave out "£217.26" and insert "£423.27"

Line 10, leave out “pre-2026” and insert “pre-November 2026”

Line 6, leave out “pre-2026” and insert “pre-November 2026”