{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-80A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-80A.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/80A",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "80A",
  "heading": "Relevant amount",
  "text": "(1) The relevant amount is determined by dividing the applicable annual limit by 12.\n(2) The applicable annual limit is—\n(a) £14,753 for a single claimant who is not responsible for a child or qualifying young person;\n(b) £22,020 for—\n(i) joint claimants;\n(ii) a single claimant who is responsible for a child or qualifying young person.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 80A inserted (coming into force in accordance with reg. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by The Benefit Cap (Housing Benefit and Universal Credit) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/375), regs. 1(3), 3(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sum in Reg. 80A(2)(a) substituted (21.3.2024) by The Benefit Cap (Annual Limit) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/58), regs. 1(2), 3(a), 5 (with reg. 1(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sum in Reg. 80A(2)(b) substituted (21.3.2024) by The Benefit Cap (Annual Limit) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/58), regs. 1(2), 3(b), 5 (with reg. 1(3))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/216/regulation/80A",
    "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."
}