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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/schedule-4/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2008/280",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-northern-ireland-2008",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/1",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The weekly amounts specified in column (2) in respect of each person or couple specified in column (1) shall be the weekly amounts specified for the purpose of regulation 67(2) (prescribed amounts for the calculation of the amount of a contributory allowance)—\nColumn (1)\nColumn (2)\nPerson or Couple\nAmount\n(1) Single claimant—\n(1)\n(a)\nwho satisfies the conditions set out in section 2(2) ... of the Act or who is a member of the work-related activity group;\n(a)\n£95.55;\n(b)\naged not less than 25;\n(b)\n£95.55;\n(c)\naged less than 25.\n(c)\n£75.65.\n(2) ...\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n(3) ...\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n1. The weekly amounts specified in column (2) in respect of each person or couple specified in column (1) shall be the weekly amounts specified for the purposes of regulations 67(1) and 68 (prescribed amounts and polygamous marriages).\nColumn (1)\nColumn (2)\nPerson or Couple\nAmount\n(1) Single claimant—\n(1)\n(a)\nwho satisfies the conditions set out in section 2(2) or (3) or 4(4) or (5) of the Act;\n(a)\n£92.05;\n(b)\naged not less than 25;\n(b)\n£92.05;\n(c)\naged less than 25.\n(c)\n£72.90.\n(2) Lone parent or a person who has no partner and who is responsible for and a member of the same household as a young person—\n(2)\n(a)\nwho satisfies the conditions set out in section 4(4) or (5) of the Act;\n(a)\n£92.05;\n(b)\naged not less than 18;\n(b)\n£92.05;\n(c)\naged less than 18.\n(c)\n£72.90;\n(3) Couple—\n(3)\n(a)\nwhere both members are aged not less than 18;\n(a)\n£144.65;\n(b)\nwhere one member is aged not less than 18 and the other member is a person under 18 who—\n(b)\n£144.65;\n(i)\nif that other member had not been a member of a couple, would satisfy the requirements for entitlement to income support other than the requirement to make a claim for it, or\n(ii)\nif that other member had not been a member of a couple, would satisfy the requirements for entitlement to an income-related allowance, or\n(iii)\nsatisfies the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order (prescribed circumstances for persons aged 16 but less than 18), or\n(iv)\nis the subject of a direction under Article 18 of that Order (persons under 18: severe hardship);\n(c)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the conditions set out in section 4(4) or (5) of the Act and both members are aged less than 18 and—\n(c)\n£144.65;\n(i)\nat least one of them is treated as responsible for a child, or\n(ii)\nhad they not been members of a couple, each would have qualified for an income-related allowance, or\n(iii)\nhad they not been members of a couple the claimant’s partner would satisfy the requirements for entitlement to income support other than the requirement to make a claim for it, or\n(iv)\nthe claimant’s partner satisfies the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order, or\n(v)\nthere is in force in respect of the claimant’s partner a direction under Article 18 of that Order;\n(d)\nwhere both members are aged less than 18 and—\n(d)\n£110.15;\n(i)\nat least one of them is treated as responsible for a child, or\n(ii)\nhad they not been members of a couple, each would have qualified for an income-related allowance, or\n(iii)\nhad they not been members of a couple the claimant’s partner satisfies the requirements for entitlement to income support other than a requirement to make a claim for it, or\n(iv)\nthe claimant’s partner satisfies the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order, or\n(v)\nthere is in force in respect of the claimant’s partner a direction under Article 18 of that Order;\n(e)\nwhere the claimant is aged not less than 25 and the claimant’s partner is a person under 18 who—\n(e)\n£92.05;\n(i)\nwould not qualify for an income-related allowance if the person were not a member of a couple,\n(ii)\nwould not qualify for income support if the person were not a member of a couple,\n(iii)\ndoes not satisfy the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order, and\n(iv)\nis not the subject of a direction under Article 18 of that Order;\n(f)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the conditions set out in section 4(4) or (5) of the Act and the claimant’s partner is a person under 18 who—\n(f)\n£92.05;\n(i)\nwould not qualify for an income-related allowance if the person were not a member of a couple,\n(ii)\nwould not qualify for income support if the person were not a member of a couple,\n(iii)\ndoes not satisfy the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order, and\n(iv)\nis not the subject of a direction under Article 18 of that Order;\n(g)\nwhere the claimant satisfies the conditions set out in section 4(4) or (5) of the Act and both members are aged less than 18 and head (c) does not apply;\n(g)\n£92.05;\n(h)\nwhere the claimant is aged not less than 18 but less than 25 and the claimant’s partner is a person under 18 who—\n(h)\n£72.90;\n(i)\nwould not qualify for an income-related allowance if the person were not a member of a couple,\n(ii)\nwould not qualify for income support if the person were not a member of a couple,\n(iii)\ndoes not satisfy the requirements of Article 5(1)(f)(iii) of the Jobseekers Order, and\n(iv)\nis not the subject of a direction under Article 18 of that Order;\n(i)\nwhere both members are aged less than 18 and head (d) does not apply.\n(i)\n£72.90.",
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      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 1 para. 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), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(b)(i) (with reg. 4)"
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 Pt. 1 para. 1(1)(a) omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Rates of Allowances) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/54), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(b)(ii) (with reg. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sums in Sch. 4 Pt. 1 substituted for specified purposes (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(1)(l) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(l), 30(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sch. 4 Pt. 1 para. 1(2) omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Rates of Allowances) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/54), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(b)(iii) (with reg. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Sch. 4 Pt. 1 para. 1(3) omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (Rates of Allowances) (Amendment and Modification) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/54), regs. 1(3), 2(4)(b)(iii) (with reg. 4)"
    }
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