# The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 18: Capital limit


(1) For the purposes of Article 10(1)(a) and (2)(a) of the Order (financial conditions: capital limit)—
(a) the prescribed amount for a single claimant is £16,000, and
(b) the prescribed amount for joint claimants is £16,000.
(2) In a case where the person is a member of a couple, but makes a claim as a single person, the claimant's capital is to be treated as including the capital of the other member of the couple.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/216/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-18
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