# The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 53: The transitional element


(1) A transitional element is to be included in the calculation of an award if the total amount of any awards of existing benefits determined in accordance with regulation 54 (“the total legacy amount”) is greater than the amount of an award of universal credit determined in accordance with regulation 55 (“the indicative UC amount”).
(2) Where a transitional element is to be included in the calculation of an award, the amount of that element is to be treated for the purposes of Article 13 of the Order (calculation of awards), as if it were an additional amount to be included in the maximum amount under Article 13(2) before the deduction of income under Article 13(3).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/226/regulation/53 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-transitional-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-53
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