Social Security Benefits Decision Appeals Amendment Regulations 2026
Summary
These Regulations amend the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2013 by inserting new Regulation 22A. The amendment grants the Secretary of State discretionary power to extend the length of a fixed-term award of Personal Independence Payment where considered necessary to safeguard the efficient administration of the benefit. The instrument was made on 27th April 2026 and comes into force on 2nd June 2026, extending to England and Wales only.
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Regulation 2 of these Regulations inserts new Regulation 22A after Regulation 22 of the 2013 Decisions and Appeals Regulations. The new provision authorises the Secretary of State to extend the length of any fixed-term award of Personal Independence Payment at the Secretary of State's discretion, where this is considered necessary for the efficient administration of PIP.
Recipients of fixed-term PIP awards should be aware that extensions are at the Secretary of State's discretion and not automatic. The amendment provides administrative flexibility rather than creating new rights or obligations for claimants. No impact assessment was produced as no significant impact on private, voluntary sector or community bodies is foreseen.
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Statutory Instruments
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
Made
at 11.30 a.m. on 27th April 2026
Laid before Parliament
at 2.30 p.m. on 27th April 2026
Coming into force
2nd 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 1998().
In accordance with section 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992(), the Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it.
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.
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)(), insert—
Extension
22A. The Secretary of State may extend the length of a fixed term award of personal independence payment (), where the Secretary of State considers it necessary to do so to safeguard the efficient administration of personal independence payment. ”.
Signed by the authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Stephen Timms
Minister of State
Department for Work and Pensions
at 11.30 a.m. on 27th April 2026
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend Part 3 of the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/381).
Regulation 2 allows the Secretary of State to extend the length of a fixed term award of personal independence payment, where it is considered necessary to do so to safeguard the efficient administration of personal independence payment.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary sector or community bodies is foreseen.
(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.
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