# The Child Support (Maintenance Calculations and Special Cases) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001, Regulation 5: Nil rate

Extent: N.I.

(1) The rate payable is nil where the non-resident parent is—
(a) a student;
(b) a child within the meaning given in Article 3 of the Order;
(c) a prisoner;
(d) a person who is 16 or 17 years old and—
(i) in receipt of income support , income-based jobseeker’s allowance or income-related employment and support allowance, ...
(ii) a member of a couple whose partner is in receipt of income support , income-based jobseeker’s allowance or income-related employment and support allowance;
(iii) in receipt of 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 they do not have any earned income; or
(iv) in a case not covered by paragraph (iii), a member of a couple where their partner is in receipt of universal credit under Part 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 and the award of universal credit is calculated on the basis that the non-resident parent does not have any earned income;
(e) a person receiving an allowance in respect of a relevant training scheme; or
(f) a person who is resident in a residential care home, nursing home or an independent hospital who—
(i) is in receipt of a pension, benefit or allowance specified in regulation 4(1) or (2), or
(ii) has the whole or part of the cost of his accommodation met by a Health and Social Services Board or an HSS trust;
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(2) In this regulation—
(a) a “Health and Social Services Board” means a Health and Social Services Board established under Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;
(b) an “HSS trust” means a Health and Social Services trust established under Article 10 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991, by which functions are exercisable by virtue of an authorisation for the time being in operation under Article 3(1) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1994.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2001/18/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-support-maintenance-calculations-and-special-cases-regulations-northern-ireland-2001/regulation-5
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