{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-4/paragraph-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-4/paragraph-2.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": "schedule/4/paragraph/2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Schedule—\n“domestic violence” has the meaning given by regulation 96(5);\n“exempt accommodation” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1;\n“extended benefit unit” has the meaning given in paragraph 8;\n“housing cost contribution” has the meaning given in paragraph 12;\n“the Housing Executive” means the Northern Ireland Housing Executive;\n“joint renter” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(2);\n“listed persons”, in relation to a renter, means—\n(a)the renter,\n(b)where the renter is a member of a couple, the other member of the couple, and\n(c)any child or qualifying young person for whom the renter (or either joint renter) is responsible;\n“member of the armed forces” means a member of the regular forces or the reserve forces within the meaning of section 374 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 ;\n“non-dependant” has the meaning given in paragraph 8(2);\n“provider of social housing” means—\n(a)the Housing Executive; or\n(b)a registered housing association;\n“the UC Housing Costs Regulations” means the Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 ;\n“registered housing association” means a housing association which is registered in a register maintained under Article 14 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 ;\n“relative” has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998;\n“relevant payments” has the meaning given in paragraph 3;\n“renter” means a single renter within the meaning of paragraph 1(2) or each of joint renters;\n“renter who requires overnight care” is to be understood in accordance with paragraph 11(3) to (5);\n“shared accommodation” has the meaning given in paragraph 26.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 2 inserted (1.10.2022) by The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit (Victims of Domestic Abuse and Victims of Modern Slavery) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/211), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 4 para. 2 inserted (1.10.2022) by The Housing Benefit and Universal Credit (Victims of Domestic Abuse and Victims of Modern Slavery) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 (S.R. 2022/211), regs. 1(1), 3(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "2006 c.52."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.R. 2016 No. 222."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "S.I. 1992/1725 (N.I. 15)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/216/schedule/4/paragraph/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:56:28.347682+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."
}