The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015

Dual entitlement

2.—(1) Regulations may make provision as to the amount payable by way of a relevant benefit where a person is entitled to that benefit and universal credit.

(2) Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) may in particular provide for no amount to be payable by way of a relevant benefit.

(3) Regulations may, where a person is entitled to a relevant benefit and universal credit—

(a) make provision as to the application of work-related requirements;

(b) make provision as to the application of sanctions.

(4) Provision under sub-paragraph (3)(a) includes in particular—

(a) provision securing that compliance with a work-related requirement for a relevant benefit is to be treated as compliance with a work-related requirement for universal credit;

(b) provision disapplying any requirement on the Department to impose, or a person to comply with, a work-related requirement for a relevant benefit or universal credit.

(5) Provision under sub-paragraph (3)(b) includes in particular—

(a) provision for the order in which sanctions are to be applied to awards of a relevant benefit and universal credit;

(b) provision to secure that the application of a sanction to an award of a relevant benefit does not result in an increase of the amount of an award of universal credit.