The Employment and Support Allowance (Repeat Assessments and Pending Appeal Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2015
These Regulations make amendments to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 (“ESA Regulations 2008”) and the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013 (“ESA Regulations 2013”) concerning the circumstances when a claimant is treated as having limited capability for work pending an assessment of limited capability for work and the payment of pending appeal awards in respect of second or consecutive claims. Consequential amendments are also made to related provisions within the Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987 (“Claims and Payments Regulations 1987”) and the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Claims and Payments) Regulations 2013 (“Claims and Payments Regulations 2013”) and the Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit) (Existing Awards) (No. 2) Regulations 2010 (“Existing Awards Regulations 2010”).