{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-maintenance-calculations-and-special-cases-regulations-northern-ireland-2001/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-maintenance-calculations-and-special-cases-regulations-northern-ireland-2001/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2001/18",
  "legislation_title": "The Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-maintenance-calculations-and-special-cases-regulations-northern-ireland-2001",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Flat rate",
  "text": "(1) The following benefits, pensions and allowances are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 4(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Order—\n(a) under the Contributions and Benefits Act—\n(i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(ii) category A retirement pension under section 44;\n(iii) category B retirement pension under section 48C;\n(iv) category C and category D retirement pensions under section 78;\n(v) incapacity benefit under section 30A;\n(vi) carer’s allowance under section 70;\n(vii) maternity allowance under section 35 or 35B;\n(viii) severe disablement allowance under section 68;\n(ix) industrial injuries benefit under section 94;\n(x) widowed mother’s allowance under section 37;\n(xi) widowed parent’s allowance under section 39A, and\n(xii) widow’s pension under section 38;\n(b) contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance under Article 3 of the Jobseekers Order;\n(c) a social security benefit paid by a country other than the United Kingdom;\n(d) a training allowance (other than a relevant training scheme); ...\n(e) a war disablement pension ... within the meaning of section 146(2) of the Contributions and Benefits Act or a pension which is analogous to such a pension paid by the government of a country outside the United Kingdom; ...\n(f) a war widow’s pension, war widower’s pension or surviving civil partner’s war pension; ...\n(g) a payment under a scheme mentioned in section 1(2) of the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Act 2004 (compensation schemes for armed and reserve forces); ...\n(h) contributory employment and support allowance under section 2 of the Welfare Reform Act ; and\n(i) a state pension under Part 1 of the Pensions Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.\n(2) The benefits prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 4(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Order are—\n(a) income support under section 123 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;\n(b) an income-based jobseeker’s allowance under Article 3 of the Jobseekers Order; ...\n(c) state pension credit; ...\n(d) income-related employment and support allowance under section 4 of the Welfare Reform Act; and\n(e) universal credit under Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015, where the award of universal credit is calculated on the basis that the non-resident parent does not have any earned income.\n(3) Where the non-resident parent is liable to pay a flat rate by virtue of paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 1 to the Order—\n(a) if he has one partner, then the amount payable by the non-resident parent shall be half the flat rate; and\n(b) if he has more than one partner, then the amount payable by the non-resident parent shall be the result of apportioning the flat rate equally among him and his partners.\n(4) For the purposes of paragraph (2)(e) and regulation 5(d) “earned income” has the meaning given in regulation 51 of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Regulations revoked (coming into operation in accordance with reg. 1(1)(c) of the amending Rule) by The Child Support (Meaning of Child and New Calculation Rules) (Consequential and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/438), regs. 1(1)(c), 9(2), Sch.; S.R. 2012/440, art. 2(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 4(1)(a)(i) omitted (6.4.2017) by virtue of The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/66), arts. 1(2)(c), 16 (with arts. 2, 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4(1)(a)(vi) substituted (1.4.2003) by The Social Security (Carer’s Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. 2002/323), reg. 1(1)(b), Sch. para. 1(t)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4(1)(a)(vii) inserted (18.5.2014) by The Social Security (Maternity Allowance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014 (S.R. 2014/140), regs. 1(1), 3(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in reg. 4(1)(d)(e) omitted (17.3.2005) by virtue of The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/125), regs. 1(1), 6(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4(1)(e) omitted (5.11.2003) by virtue of The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003/469), regs. 1(1), 6(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Reg. 4(1)(f) substituted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership (Pensions, Social Security and Child Support) (Consequential, etc. Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/536), art. 1, Sch. 4 para. 7(3) (with art. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Word in reg. 4(1)(f) omitted (27.10.2008) by virtue of The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/286), regs. 1(b), 26(3)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Reg. 4(1)(g) and word added (17.3.2005) by The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/125), regs. 1(1), 6(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Word in reg. 4(1)(g) omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/411), arts. 1(b), 15(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Reg. 4(1)(h) and word added (27.10.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/286), regs. 1(b), 26(3)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Reg. 4(1)(i) and word added (6.4.2016) by The Pensions (2015 Act) (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Amendments) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/411), arts. 1(b), 15(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "Word in reg. 4(2)(b) omitted (27.10.2008) by virtue of The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/286), regs. 1(b), 26(3)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "Reg. 4(2)(c) and word added (6.10.2003) by The State Pension Credit (Consequential, Transitional and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (S.R. 2003/191), regs. 1(2)(b), 33(3) (with regs. 34-36)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "Word in reg. 4(2)(c) omitted (coming into operation in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending Rule) by virtue of The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/236), regs. 1(1), 40(3)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "Reg. 4(2)(d) and word added (27.10.2008) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. 2008/286), regs. 1(b), 26(3)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F17",
      "text": "Word in reg. 4(2)(d) inserted (coming into operation in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending Rule) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/236), regs. 1(1), 40(3)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F18",
      "text": "Reg. 4(2)(e) inserted (coming into operation in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending Rule) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/236), regs. 1(1), 40(3)(a)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F19",
      "text": "Reg. 4(4) inserted (coming into operation in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending Rule) by The Universal Credit (Consequential, Supplementary, Incidental and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/236), regs. 1(1), 40(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 4(1)(2) in operation at 31.1.2001, see reg. 1(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "Reg. 4(3) comes into operation in accordance with reg. 1(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Section 44 was amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 and Article 125(2) of the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/3213 (N.I. 22))"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 48C was inserted by paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and amended by paragraph 6 of Schedule 8 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 78 was amended by paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 to the Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1995"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 30A was inserted by Article 3(1) of the Social Security (Incapacity for Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Section 70 was amended by regulation 2(3) of S.R. 1994 No. 370"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Section 35 was amended by Article 4(a) of the Still-Birth (Definition) (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1310 (N.I. 10)), regulation 2 of S.R. 1994 No. 176 and Article 50 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Section 68 is repealed prospectively with savings by Article 62 of, and Part IV of Schedule 10 to, the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Section 39A is inserted prospectively by Article 52(2) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "Article 3 was amended by paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 to the Welfare Reform and Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1999"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Section 123 was amended by paragraph 13 of Schedule 2 to the Jobseekers (Northern Ireland) Order 1995"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/18/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:13:18.893633+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}