{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-2026/schedule-13",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-2026/schedule-13.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2026/59",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-benefits-up-rating-order-northern-ireland-2026",
  "path": "schedule/13",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": "Amounts of certain elements specified in the table in regulation 38 of the Universal Credit Regulations as amended by this Order",
  "text": "Element\nAmount for each assessment period\nChild element—\nfirst child or qualifying young person\n£351.88\nsecond and each subsequent child or qualifying young person\n£303.94\nAdditional amount for disabled child or qualifying young person—\nlower rate\n£164.79\nhigher rate\n£514.71\nCarer element.\n£209.34\nChildcare costs element—\nmaximum amount for one child\n£1,071.09\nmaximum amount for two or more children\n£1,836.16",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 13 comes into force in accordance with art. 1(1)(n)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "The amount for the first child or qualifying young person was abolished by Article 10(5)(b)(i) of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/999 (N.I. 1)) subject to the saving in regulation 44 of S.R. 2016 No. 226 inserted by regulation 3(3) of S.R. 2017 No. 79"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Amendments made by Article 10(5)(b)(ii) of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2026/59/schedule/13",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:23:56.777675+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."
}