Incorporation of Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment into Public Funds Definition (HC 1038)

Policy effect

Amended Paragraph 6 of the Immigration Rules to include Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), and council tax reductions within the definition of 'public funds', ensuring migrants subject to immigration control and 'no recourse to public funds' (NRPF) conditions cannot claim these benefits without breaching conditions of leave.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Amended Paragraph 6 of the Immigration Rules to include Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), and council tax reductions within the definition of 'public funds', ensuring migrants subject to immigration control and 'no recourse to public funds' (NRPF) conditions cannot claim these benefits without breaching conditions of leave.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

By this Statement of Changes, Paragraph 6 of the Immigration Rules is amended in order that Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment and council tax reductions fall within the definition of “public funds” for the purposes of the Immigration Rules. Migrants subject to immigration control and prohibited from accessing public funds under their conditions of stay will be ineligible for these forms of support. In such cases, entry or stay will be refused if the applicant cannot satisfy the UK Border Agency of their ability to maintain and accommodate themselves without recourse to public funds.

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

Other United Kingdom changes operative in 2013

• 2013-07-01The Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013
• 2013-12-30Visa Exemption for Holy See Passports and Appendix Armed Forces Updates (HC 887)
• 2013-12-31Expansion of Pre-Entry Tuberculosis Screening to Additional Countries (HC 901)