Regulation 64D The amount of a hardship paymentF1
A hardship payment is either—
80% of the prescribed amount for a single claimant as set out in paragraph (1)(a) of F3Part A1 of Schedule 4 where—
the claimant has an award of employment and support allowance which does not include entitlement to a work-related activity component under section 4(2)(b) of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2007 as in operation immediately before 3rd April 2017, and
the claimant or any other member of their family is either pregnant or seriously ill; or
60% of the prescribed amount for a single claimant as set out in paragraph (1)(a) of Part A1 of Schedule 4 in any other case.
A payment calculated in accordance with paragraph (1) shall, if it is not a multiple of 5p, be rounded to the nearest such multiple or, if it is a multiple of 2.5p but not of 5p, to the next lower multiple of 5p.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Regs. 64A-64D inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(1) of the amending Rule) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/240), regs. 1(1), 6 (with reg. 1(2))
- F2
Reg. 64D(1) substituted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Exempt Work & Hardship Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/50), regs. 1(3), 5
- F3
Words in reg. 64D(1) substituted (6.4.2026) by The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Rates of Allowances) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/54), reg. 1(3), Sch. para. 3 (with reg. 4)