# The Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Paragraph 2: Local housing allowance for category of dwelling in paragraph 1

Extent: N.I.

(1) Subject to paragraphs 4 (anomalous local housing allowances) and 6 (minimum local housing allowance) the Executive must determine a local housing allowance for each category of dwelling in paragraph 1 in accordance with the following sub-paragraphs.
(2) The local housing allowance for any category of accommodation is the lower of—
(a) the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with paragraph 3; and
(b) for a category of accommodation listed in column 1 of the following table, the amount listed in column 2 of that table (maximum local housing allowance)—
1. Category of accommodation as specified in paragraph 1
2. Maximum local housing allowance for that category of accommodation
paragraph 1(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
£1,439.97
paragraph 1(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
£1,439.97
paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms)
£1,793.98
paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms)
£2,160.02
paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms)
£3,060.00
(3) Where the local housing allowance would otherwise not be a whole number of pence, it must be rounded to the nearest whole penny by disregarding any amount less than half a penny and treating any amount of half a penny or more as a whole penny.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/222/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-housing-costs-executive-determinations-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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