Regulation 2 Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland)I1

For regulation 97(14) of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016^f1 (circumstances in which requirements must not be imposed) substitute—

“(14)

This paragraph applies where—

(a)

the claimant has monthly earnings (excluding any that are not employed earnings) that are equal to, or more than, the amount that a person would be paid at the hourly rate set out in regulation 4 of the National Minimum Wage Regulations for 12 hours per week, converted to a monthly amount by multiplying by 52 and dividing by 12; or

(b)

the claimant is a member of a couple whose combined monthly earnings (excluding any that are not employed earnings) are equal to, or more than, the amount that a person would be paid at the hourly rate set out in regulation 4 of the National Minimum Wage Regulations for 19 hours per week, converted to a monthly amount by multiplying by 52 and dividing by 12.”.