Regulation 67 Prescribed amounts
England, Wales and Scotland
Subject to regulations 68, 69 F1... (amounts in other cases, special cases ...), the amounts prescribed for the purposes of the calculation of the amount of an income-related allowance under section 4(2)(a) of the Act in relation to a claimant are such of the following amounts as may apply in the claimant's case—
an amount in respect of the claimant or, if the claimant is a member of a couple, an amount in respect of both of them determined in accordance with F2paragraph A1(1), (2) or (3) of Part A1 of Schedule 4 (amounts) as the case may be;
the amount of any premiums which may be applicable to the claimant determined in accordance with Parts 2 and 3 of that Schedule (premiums);
any amounts determined in accordance with Schedule 6 (housing costs) which may be applicable to the claimant in respect of F3housing costs as prescribed in that Schedule.
Subject to regulation 69 (special cases) the amount prescribed for the purposes of the calculation of the amount of a claimant's contributory allowance under section 2(1)(a) of the Act is the amount determined in accordance with paragraph 1(1) of F4Part 1 of Schedule 4 as may apply in the claimant's case.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 67(1) omitted (25.1.2010) by virtue of The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 5) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3228), regs. 1(2), 3(4)(a)
- F2
Reg. 67(1)(a) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Rates of Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/113), regs. 1(3), 2(2)(a) (with reg. 4)
- F3
Words in reg. 67(1)(c) substituted (with effect in accordance with regs.19 - 21 of the amending S.I.) by The Loans for Mortgage Interest Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/725), reg. 1(2)(a), Sch. 5 para. 1(a)
- F4
Words in reg. 67(2) inserted (6.4.2026) by The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Rates of Allowances) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/113), regs. 1(3), 2(2)(b) (with reg. 4)
- F5
Words in reg. 67(3) omitted (3.4.2017) by virtue of The Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/204), regs. 1, 2(3)(a) (with Sch. 2 paras. 1-7)
- F6
Word in reg. 67(3) substituted (3.4.2017) by The Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/204), regs. 1, 2(3)(b) (with Sch. 2 paras. 1-7)
Notes on the whole SI
Textual amendments
- F1
Section 3(3) is cited for the power to prescribe a payment under paragraph (b) of the definition of “pension payment”.
- F2
Section 22 is cited insofar as it relates to paragraphs 1 to 3, 6, 7, 8(1), 9 and 10 of Schedule 2.
- F3
Section 24(1) is cited for the definition of “employment” and “employed”, “period of limited capability for work”, “prescribed”, “regulations” and “week”.
- F4
Paragraph 6(5) of Schedule 1 is cited for the definition of “couple”, “education” and “remunerative work”.
- F5
- F6
- F7