http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2015/2006/schedule/1/paragraph/2/madeThe Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015enGovernment Printer for Northern Ireland2016-07-28SOCIAL SECURITYThis Order makes provision in connection with—social security and child support maintenance in Northern Ireland;arrangements under section 1 of the Employments and Training Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 (c. 29).SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 1Universal credit: supplementary regulation-making powers2Linking periods

Regulations may provide for periods of entitlement to universal credit which are separated by no more than a prescribed number of days to be treated as a single period.

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