# The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 53: Calculation of earned income – general principles

Extent: N.I.

(1) The calculation of a person's earned income in respect of an assessment period is, unless otherwise provided in this Chapter, to be based on the actual amounts received in that period.
(2) Where the Department—
(a) makes a determination as to whether the financial conditions in Article 10 of the Order are met before the expiry of the first assessment period in relation to a claim for universal credit, or
(b) makes a determination as to the amount of a person's earned income in relation to an assessment period where a person has failed to report information in relation to that earned income,
that determination may be based on an estimate of the amounts received or expected to be received in that assessment period.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/216/regulation/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-53
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