{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-62",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-62.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2016/219",
  "legislation_title": "The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "regulation/62",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "62",
  "heading": "Prescribed amounts",
  "text": "(1) Subject to regulation 63 (special cases) the amount prescribed for the purposes of the calculation of the amount of a claimant’s employment and support allowance under section 2(1)(a) of the Act is—\n(a) where the claimant satisfies the conditions set out in section 2(2) or (3) of the Act or the claimant is a member of the work-related activity group and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act, £95.55; or\n(b) where the claimant does not satisfy the conditions set out in section 2(2) or (3) of the Act or the claimant is a member of the work-related activity group and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Act—\n(i) where the claimant is aged not less than 25, £95.55, or\n(ii) where the claimant is aged less than 25, £75.65.\n(2) Subject to regulation 63, the amount of—\n(a) the work-related activity component is £37.95 and\n(b) the support component is £50.35\nSubject to regulation 63 the amount of the support component is £50.35.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sum in Reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(aa) substituted (coming into force in accordance with of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/64), arts. 1(1)(m), 31(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sum in Reg. 62(1)(a)(i) substituted (coming into force in accordance with of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/64), arts. 1(1)(m), 31(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sum in Reg. 62(1)(a)(ii)(bb) substituted (coming into force in accordance with of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2025 (S.R. 2025/64), arts. 1(1)(m), 31(3)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 62(1)(a)(b) omitted (3.4.2017) by virtue of The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/51), regs. 1, 3(4)(a) (with Sch. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 62(1)(a)(b) inserted (31.7.2017) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provision) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/148), regs. 1, 7 (with reg. 9)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 62(1)(a) substituted (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(m)(2) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(m), 31(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 62(1)(b)(i) substituted (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(m)(2) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(m), 31(1)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 62(1)(b)(ii) substituted (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(m)(2) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(m), 31(1)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Reg. 62(2) substituted (3.4.2017) by The Employment and Support Allowance (Consequential Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 (S.R. 2017/51), regs. 1, 3(4)(b) (with Sch. 2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 62(2)(a) substituted (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(m)(2) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(m), 31(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 62(2)(b) substituted (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(m)(2) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(m), 31(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "Sum in reg. 62(2) substituted (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(m)(2) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(m), 31(1)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Reg. 62 (as modified by S.R. 2010/312 and S.R. 2017/190) sums amended (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(n)(2) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/40), arts. 1(1)(n), 32(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "Reg. 62 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(o)(2) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/82), art. 32(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "Reg. 62 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(o)(2) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/143), art. 32(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C4",
      "text": "Reg. 62 modified (28.9.2022) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/231), arts. 1, 31(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C5",
      "text": "Reg. 62 modified (27.3.2023) by The Social Security (2022 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/27), arts. 1, 31(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C6",
      "text": "Reg. 62 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(o)(2) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/43), art. 32(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C7",
      "text": "Reg. 62 modified (26.9.2023) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating (No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/150), arts. 1, 31(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C8",
      "text": "Reg. 62 modified (22.3.2024) by The Social Security (2023 Benefits Up-rating) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/69), arts. 1, 30(3), 32"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C9",
      "text": "Reg. 62 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(m) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/73), art. 31(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C10",
      "text": "Reg. 62 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(m)(2) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(m), 31(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 62 in operation at 27.9.2017, see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/219/regulation/62",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:56:24.129843+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."
}