{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-4/paragraph-33",
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  "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/33",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Determining the amount from which HCC deductions are to be made",
  "text": "Except where paragraph 34 applies, amount S referred to in paragraph 32 is to be found as follows—\nStep 1\nDetermine which relevant payments are to be taken into account under paragraph 5 and determine the amount of each of them (applying paragraphs 30 and 31 as necessary).\nStep 2\nDetermine the period in respect of which each relevant payment is payable and, in accordance with paragraph 6, determine the amount of the payment in respect of a month.\nStep 3\nIf there is more than one relevant payment, add together the amounts determined in step 2 in relation to all relevant payments.\nStep 4\nDetermine under paragraph 35(1) whether an under-occupation deduction is to be made and, if one is to be made, determine the amount of the deduction under paragraph 35(2) and deduct it from the amount resulting from step 2 or 3 (as the case may be).\nThe result is amount S from which the sum of the housing cost contributions are to be deducted under paragraph 32.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 Pt. 5 applied by S.I. 2015/2006 (N.I. 1), art. 137A(2)(c) (as inserted (13.10.2016) by The Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/999 (N.I. 1)), arts. 2(2)(d), 19(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/216/schedule/4/paragraph/33",
    "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."
}