{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020.json",
  "id": "nisr/2020/53",
  "title": "The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020",
  "short_title": "Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) 2020",
  "long_title": "These Regulations provide further measures in response to the present outbreak of coronavirus disease in Northern Ireland. They are in addition to those in the Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit (Coronavirus) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020 No. 33).",
  "citation": "S.R. 2020/53",
  "type": "nisr",
  "year": "2020",
  "number": "53",
  "version": "current",
  "date": null,
  "revised": true,
  "valid_from": "2021-07-31",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "unapplied_effects": 0,
  "provisions": [
    {
      "path": "introduction",
      "kind": "introduction",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Introductory text",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/introduction",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/1",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "1",
      "heading": "Citation, commencement and interpretation",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-1",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/2",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "2",
      "heading": "Universal credit – minimum income floor",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-2",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/3",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "3",
      "heading": "Universal credit – standard allowance modification",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-3",
      "extent": "N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/4",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "4",
      "heading": "Local Housing Allowance",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-4",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/5",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "5",
      "heading": "Housing benefit – disregards from income modification",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-5",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/6",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "6",
      "heading": "Universal credit and new style JSA – work-related requirements",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-6",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/7",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "7",
      "heading": "Old style JSA – availability for employment and actively seeking employment",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-7",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/8",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "8",
      "heading": "Jobseeker's Allowance – periods of sickness",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-8",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/9",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "9",
      "heading": "Carer's Allowance",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-9",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "regulation/10",
      "kind": "regulation",
      "number": "10",
      "heading": "Expiry",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/regulation-10",
      "extent": "N.I.",
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "signature",
      "kind": "signature",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Signature",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/signature",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    },
    {
      "path": "note",
      "kind": "note",
      "number": null,
      "heading": "Explanatory note",
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/note",
      "extent": null,
      "status": null,
      "parent": null
    }
  ],
  "has_text": true,
  "pdfs": [
    {
      "title": "Printed copy",
      "main": true,
      "language": null,
      "date": "2020-03-27",
      "size": 73063,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/pdf/nisr_20200053_en.pdf",
      "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/53/pdfs/nisr_20200053_en.pdf"
    },
    {
      "title": "NI Explanatory Memorandum",
      "main": false,
      "language": null,
      "date": "2020-03-30",
      "size": 59359,
      "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/pdf/nisrem_20200053_en_001.pdf",
      "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/53/pdfs/nisrem_20200053_en_001.pdf"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "made_under": [],
  "changes_made_to": 6,
  "changes_made_to_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/changes.json",
  "changes_made_by": 27,
  "changes_made_by_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/changes/by-it.json",
  "instruments_made_under": 0,
  "instruments_made_under_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-coronavirus-further-measures-regulations-northern-ireland-2020/instruments.json",
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2020/53",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:44:24.002479+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."
}