Amended social security regulations to exclude Church of England abuse redress payments from income and capital assessments for means-tested benefits.

These Regulations amend various social security frameworks to ensure that redress payments made by the Church of England under the Abuse Redress Measure 2025 are disregarded when calculating a person's income and capital for benefit purposes.

The instrument applies to claimants of State Pension Credit, Housing Benefit, Employment and Support Allowance, and Universal Credit.

By introducing these disregards, the Department for Work and Pensions ensures that receiving such compensation does not result in the reduction or loss of means-tested financial support.

Introduced benefit disregards for the Irish Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme and increased fraud-related recovery rates for State Pension Credit.

These Regulations amend various social security instruments to ensure that payments from the Irish Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme are disregarded when calculating entitlement to benefits including Universal Credit, Housing Benefit, and State Pension Credit.

The instrument increases the maximum recovery rate for State Pension Credit overpayments involving fraud from 25% to 40% and reinstates Disability Living Allowance for claimants who show 'good reason' for failing to comply with Personal Independence Payment transfer requirements.

The regulations apply to the Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities administering Housing Benefit, primarily across England, Wales, and Scotland.

Revised the eligibility and calculation rules for Housing Benefit earned income disregards for residents in specified and temporary accommodation.

These Regulations amend the Housing Benefit (Earned Income Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 to ensure that specific earnings disregards apply correctly to claimants residing in specified or temporary accommodation.

They direct that lone parents be included in the disregard framework, remove minimum-hours requirements for eligibility, and establish specific disregard amounts ranging from £61.41 to £119.70 based on the claimant's age and household status.

The instrument applies to the Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities responsible for administering Housing Benefit in England, Wales, and Scotland.

Extended the period during which Universal Credit claims remain active for individuals participating in government-funded wage subsidy schemes.

These Regulations amend social security claim procedures to extend the "automatic reclaim" period for Universal Credit recipients participating in government-funded employment schemes.

While standard rules terminate a benefit claim after five months of earnings exceeding the entitlement threshold, this instrument directs that the claim remains active for the entire duration of a claimant's participation in a wage subsidy scheme.

The Secretary of State, Scottish Ministers, or Welsh Ministers must fund the scheme under the Employment and Training Act 1973 for this extension to apply.

This ensures that if a claimant's earnings cease or decrease at the end of the scheme, their benefit payments can resume without requiring a new application.

Amended the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 to introduce new income disregards for working-age claimants in temporary or specified accommodation.

These Regulations amend the Housing Benefit Regulations 2006 to increase the amount of earned income ignored during the financial assessment for claimants living in specified or temporary accommodation.

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions establishes five distinct disregard rates based on the claimant’s age and relationship status, ranging from £61.41 to £119.70 per week.

These changes apply to working-age claimants in England, Wales, and Scotland, directing local authorities to apply these new calculations when determining eligibility and benefit amounts for employed and self-employed earners.

Excluded Carer's Allowance recalculation lump sums from being counted as capital for means-tested benefits.

These Regulations modify several pieces of secondary legislation to ensure that lump sum payments made by the Secretary of State following a recalculation of Carer's Allowance are excluded from capital assessments.

The rules apply to individuals receiving State Pension Credit, Housing Benefit, or Universal Credit who receive such payments as a result of the Independent Review of Carer's Allowance Overpayments.

By directing that these sums be disregarded as capital, the instrument prevents these specific payments from affecting a claimant’s eligibility for or the amount of their means-tested benefits.

The regulations amend existing 2013 social security legislation to permit the extension of fixed-term Personal Independence Payment awards for administrative efficiency in England and Wales, effective from June 2nd, 2026.

This Statutory Instrument, which applies only to England and Wales, amends the 2013 regulations governing decisions and appeals for Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Jobseeker's Allowance, and Employment and Support Allowance by inserting a provision that empowers the Secretary of State to extend the duration of any fixed-term award of Personal Independence Payment if deemed necessary to ensure the efficient administration of that benefit.

The regulations amended provisions within the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, and Employment and Support Allowance frameworks to exclude work and voluntary activities from being considered reasons for fresh benefit determinations or reassessments.

These Statutory Instruments amend regulations governing Universal Credit (UC), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) to specify that undertaking work, whether paid or voluntary, does not count as a 'relevant change of circumstances' justifying an immediate reassessment of a claimant's limited capability for work or their ability to carry out daily living/mobility activities.