{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-transitional-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-transitional-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/schedule-2/paragraph-5.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2016/226",
  "legislation_title": "The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/universal-credit-transitional-provisions-regulations-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/5",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "The amount of the transitional SDP element in the first assessment period is—\n(a) in the case of a single claimant—\n(i) £148.82, if the LCWRA element is included in the award, or\n(ii) £353.44, if the LCWRA element is not included in the award;\n(b) in the case of joint claimants—\n(i) £502.27, if the higher severe disability premium rate is payable on the first day of the award and no person becomes a carer for either of them in the first assessment period,\n(ii) £148.82, if paragraph (i) does not apply and the LCWRA element is included in the award in respect of either of them, or\n(iii) £353.44, if paragraph (i) does not apply and the LCWRA element is not included in the award in respect of either of them.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 substituted (27.1.2021) by The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (Claimants previously entitled to a severe disability premium) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/2), regs. 1, 2 (with reg. 3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sum in Sch. 2 para. 5 substituted (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(n) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(n), 33(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Sum in Sch. 2 para. 5 substituted (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(n) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(n), 33(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Sum in Sch. 2 para. 5 substituted (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1)(n) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2026 (S.R. 2026/59), arts. 1(1)(n), 33(a)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 para. 5(b)(i) substituted (29.6.2023) by virtue of The Social Security, Universal Credit and State Pension (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/93), regs. 1, 4(7)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/226/schedule/2/paragraph/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-12T03:32:14.754663+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."
}