# The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025, Regulation 5: Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland)

Extent: N.I.

(1) The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 are amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 11 (additional room) of Schedule 4 (housing costs element for renters)—
(a) for sub-paragraph (6) substitute—
“(6) A renter satisfies the disabled child condition if they or another member of their extended benefit unit are responsible for a child who would (but for the provisions of this paragraph) be expected to share a bedroom and that child is—
(a) in receipt of—
(i) the care component of disability living allowance at the middle or highest rate; or
(ii) the care component of child disability payment at the middle or highest rate in accordance with regulation 11(5) of the DACYP Regulations; and
(b) that child is, by virtue of their disability, not reasonably able to share a room with another child;”
(b) in sub-paragraph (6A)(a)—
(i) in sub-paragraph (ii) omit “at the higher rate”;
(ii) in sub-paragraph (iia) omit “at the higher rate in accordance with regulation 6 of the Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2025/3/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-miscellaneous-amendments-regulations-northern-ireland-2025/regulation-5
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