Moved by
The Earl of Listowel
13: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—
“National offer for care leavers
(1) The Universal Credit Regulations 2013 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 102(2) —
(a) in paragraph (a) after “18 or over” insert “and paragraph (b) does not apply”;
(b) in paragraph (b) after “16 or 17” insert “or is a care leaver within the meaning given by section 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2016 and is under the age of 25”.
(3) In regulation 103(2) —
(a) in paragraph (a) after “18 or over” insert “and paragraph (b) does not apply”;
(b) in paragraph (b) after “16 or 17” insert “or is a care leaver within the meaning given by section 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2016 and is under the age of 25”.
(4) In regulation 104(2) after “18 or over” insert “and section (3) does not apply”.
(5) In regulation 104(3) after “16 or 17” insert “or is a care leaver within the meaning given by section 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2016 and is under the age of 25”.
(6) The Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations 2002 are amended as follows.
(7) In regulation 4(1), Second Condition, after paragraph (b) insert—
“(c) is aged at least 18 and is a care leaver within the meaning given by section 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2016, and is under the age of 25, and undertakes not less than 30 hours work per week.”
(8) The Housing Benefit Regulations 2009 are amended as follows.
(9) In regulation 2, in the definition of “young individual”, in each of paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f), for “22 years” substitute “25 years”.
(10) The Local Government Finance Act 1992 is amended as follows.
(11) In section 6(4) (persons liable to pay council tax), after “etc)” insert “or 10A (care leavers)”.
(12) In Schedule 1 (persons disregarded for purposes of discount), after paragraph 10 insert—
“Care leavers
10A A person shall be disregarded for the purposes of discount on a particular day if on the day the person is—
(a) a care leaver within the meaning given by section 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2016; and
(b) under the age of 25.”
(13) The Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992 is amended as follows.
(14) In Article 3, Class N, after paragraph 1(b) insert—
“(c) occupied only by one or more care leavers within the meaning given by section 2 of the Children and Social Work Act 2016 who are under the age of 25.””
(15) The Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument make additions to the national offer for care leavers beyond those elements prescribed in the Income Support (General) Regulations 1987, the Working Tax Credit (Entitlement and Maximum Rate) Regulations, the Housing Benefit Regulations, the Local Government Finance Act, and the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order.
(16) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.”