2026 No. 457

SOCIAL SECURITY, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Madeat 11.30 a.m. on 27th April 2026

Laid before Parliamentat 2.30 p.m. on 27th April 2026

Coming into force2nd June 2026

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 10(3) and 79(1), (4) and (7) of the Social Security Act 1998¹.

In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992², the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.

1 Citation, commencement and extent¶

1 These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 2nd June 2026.

2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales only.

2 Amendment of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2013¶

After regulation 22 of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2013 (introduction)³, insert—

Footnotes

1
1998 c. 14. See section 84 for the definition of “prescribe”.
2
1992 c. 5.
3
S.I. 2013/381, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
4
See section 88(2) of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 (c. 5), which makes provision for fixed term awards of personal independence payment.