Regulation 3 Universal credit – standard allowance modification

Northern Ireland

(1)

Regulation 38 (amounts of elements) of the Universal Credit Regulations, as amended by Article 33 of, and Schedule 13 to, the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 M1 (“the 2020 Up-rating Order”) is to be read as if the following amounts were substituted for the amounts of the standard allowance—

(a)

£342.72 for a single claimant aged under 25;

(b)

£409.89 for a single claimant aged 25 or over;

(c)

£488.59 for joint claimants both aged under 25;

(d)

£594.04 for joint claimants where either is aged 25 or over.

(2)

This regulation takes effect in relation to each award of universal credit F1in the first assessment period that ends on or after 6th April 2020 and continues to have effect only for the remainder of the tax year beginning with 6th April 2020.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 3(2) substituted (6.4.2020) by The Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Amendment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/61), regs. 1, 2(1)

Marginal citations

M1: S.R. 2020 No. 40.