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The Universal Credit (Childcare) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

S.R. 2023/90 · Made 6 June 2023 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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Social Security

Made 6th June 2023

Coming into operation 28th June 2023

The Department for Communitiesf1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 17(1) and (3), 48(1) and (5) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015f2.

The powers are exercisable by the Department for Communities by virtue of Article 2 of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Cessation of Transitory Provision) Order 2020f3.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

The Department for Social Development was renamed the Department for Communities in accordance with section 1(7) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5 (N.I.)).

f2

S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1).

f3

S.I. 2020/927.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Childcare) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and come into operation on 28th June 2023.

2Amendment of the Universal Credit RegulationsI1

(1)

The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 38 (Amounts of elements), in the table—

(a)

in the row under “Childcare costs element” showing the maximum amount for one child, for “£646.35” substitute “£950.92”;

(b)

in the row under “Childcare costs element” showing the maximum amount for two or more children, for “£1,108.04” substitute “£1,630.15”.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 6th June 2023.

(L.S.)

David Tarr

A senior officer of the Department for Communities

Explanatory note

(This is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) (2016 S.R. No. 2016) (“the UC Regulations”).

Regulation 2(2) amends regulation 38 of the UC Regulations and increases the maximum amount which can be paid in respect of childcare costs in universal credit.

These Regulations make in relation to Northern Ireland provision corresponding to provision contained in Regulations made by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in relation to Great Britain and accordingly, by virtue of section 149(3) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 5 to, the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8), are not subject to the requirement of section 149(2) of that Act for prior reference to the Social Security Advisory Committee.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for these Regulations as no, or no significant, impact on the private, public or voluntary sectors is foreseen.