# The Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016


(1) The Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In regulation 3 (broad rental market area determinations)—
(a) for paragraph (6)(b) (date on which a broad rental market area determination takes effect) substitute—
“(b) for all other purposes—
(i) on the next relevant Monday following the day on which the determination is made; or
(ii) where the next relevant Monday is within 11 months beginning with the day on which the determination is made, on the next relevant Monday after that.”;
(b) after paragraph (7) insert—
“(8) “Relevant Monday” has the same meaning as in regulation 4(4).”.
(3) In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 (local housing allowance determinations)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (2)(a), for “determined for that category of dwelling on 30th January 2015” substitute “ last determined for that category of dwelling”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (2A)—
(i) in paragraph (a) for “determined for that category of dwelling on 30th January 2015” substitute “last determined for that category of dwelling”; and
(ii) for the table in paragraph (b), substitute—
“
(1) Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule
(2) Maximum local housing allowance for that category of dwelling
Paragraph 1(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
£1,163.30
Paragraph 1(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
£1,163.30
Paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms)
£1,349.43
Paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms)
£1,582.09
Paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms)
£1,861.28
”
(c) for the table in paragraph 5 substitute—
“
(1) Broad rental market area
(2) Category of dwelling as defined in the following paragraphs of this Schedule
BRMA1 –South
Paragraph 1(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
BRMA1 – South
Paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms)
BRMA1 – South
Paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms)
BRMA1 – South
Paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms)
BRMA2 – North
Paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms)
BRMA2 – North
Paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms)
BRMA3 – Lough Neagh Lower
Paragraph 1(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
BRMA3 – Lough Neagh Lower
Paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms)
BRMA3 – Lough Neagh Lower
Paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms)
BRMA3 – Lough Neagh Lower
Paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms)
BRMA4 – North West
Paragraph 1(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
BRMA4 – North West
Paragraph 1(b) (one bedroom exclusive use)
BRMA4 – North West
Paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms)
BRMA6 – South East
Paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms)
BRMA6 – South East
Paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms)
BRMA8 – Belfast
Paragraph 1(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
BRMA8 – Belfast
Paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms)
BRMA8 – Belfast
Paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms)
BRMA8 – Belfast
Paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms)
”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2018/36/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-housing-costs-executive-determinations-amendment-regulations-northern-ireland-2018/regulation-2
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