{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-2021/schedule-13",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2021/9780348219128",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2021",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-2021",
  "path": "schedule/13",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "AMOUNTS OF ELEMENTS SPECIFIED IN THE TABLE IN REGULATION 36 OF THE UNIVERSAL CREDIT REGULATIONS AS AMENDED BY THIS ORDER",
  "text": "Element\nAmount for each assessment period\nStandard allowance\nsingle claimant aged under 25\n£257.33\nsingle claimant aged 25 or over\n£324.84\njoint claimants both aged under 25\n£403.93\njoint claimants where either is aged 25 or over\n£509.91\nChild element—\nfirst child or qualifying young person\n£282.50\nsecond and each subsequent child or qualifying young person\n£237.08\nAdditional amount for disabled child or qualifying young person—\nlower rate\n£128.89\nhigher rate\n£402.41\nLCW and LCWRA elements—\nlimited capability for work\n£128.89\nlimited capability for work and work-related activity\n£343.63\nCarer element\n£163.73\nChildcare costs element—\nmaximum amount for one child\n£646.35\nmaximum amount for two or more children\n£1108.04",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2020/234."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The amount for the first child or qualifying young person was abolished by section 14(5)(b)(i) of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016 (c. 7) subject to the saving in regulation 43 of S.I. 2014/1230 inserted by S.I. 2017/376."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "This row was amended by section 14(5)(b)(ii) of the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2020/234."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2020/234."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "Wording substituted by S.I. 2017/204 subject to the saving in regulation 7 of, and Schedule 2 Part 2 to, that S.I."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f7",
      "text": "Wording revoked by S.I. 2017/204 subject to the saving in regulation 7 of, and Schedule 2 Part 2 to, that S.I. Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2020/234."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f8",
      "text": "Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2020/234."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f9",
      "text": "Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2020/234."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f10",
      "text": "Relevant amending instrument is S.I. 2017/260."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2021/9780348219128/schedule/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T14:47:58.768573+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."
}