{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-51",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-51.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2016/216",
  "legislation_title": "The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-regulations-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "regulation/51",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "51",
  "heading": "Meaning of “earned income”",
  "text": "“Earned income” means—\n(a) the remuneration or profits derived from—\n(i) employment under a contract of service or in an office, including elective office,\n(ii) a trade, profession or vocation, or\n(iii) any other paid work; or\n(b) any income treated as earned income in accordance with this Chapter.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Pt. 6 Ch. 2 applied (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/223), regs. 1(3)(h), 13(7)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/216/regulation/51",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-12T03:38:18.733448+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}