Updated the Nursery Milk Scheme definitions and eligibility criteria to align with contemporary childcare legislation in England and Wales.

These Regulations update the Nursery Milk Scheme by replacing the term 'day care' with 'childcare' and aligning provider eligibility with current English and Welsh legislation.

They mandate that children under five years old who receive at least two hours of care per day from an approved provider are entitled to 189ml of free milk (or 200ml in specific containers).

The order applies to childcare providers in England and Wales, including early years providers, registered childminders, and certain school-based care settings, allowing them to claim reimbursement for milk supplied to eligible children.

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.

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.

Exempted specific Armed Forces early departure equivalent benefits from Class 1 National Insurance contribution calculations.

These Regulations amend the Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001 to exclude specific payments from the calculation of earnings used to determine Class 1 National Insurance contributions.

The amendment applies to members of the regular armed forces who elect to receive benefits equivalent to the 2015 Early Departure Payments scheme for their remediable service under the Armed Forces Pension Scheme 1975.

The Treasury issued these regulations with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and the Northern Ireland Department for Communities.

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.

Established joint liability for National Insurance payments between umbrella companies, recruitment agencies, and clients to prevent tax avoidance in labour supply chains.

These regulations establish joint and several liability for National Insurance contributions (NICs) within labour supply chains involving umbrella companies.

They direct that recruitment agencies or end-clients must pay unpaid Class 1 NICs if the umbrella company employing a worker fails to do so.

The rules apply to 'relevant parties'—typically the agency closest to the client in the contractual chain—and include provisions to prevent avoidance through 'purported' umbrella companies or fraudulent documentation.

The regulations affect recruitment businesses, umbrella companies, and various clients across the United Kingdom who engage workers via intermediaries.