The Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020

Amendments to the Universal Credits Regulations 2016

2.—(1) In regulation 37 of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016(1) (meaning of “relevant childcare”)—

(a) after paragraph (2)(c) add—

“(d) by a home based childcare provider approved by a Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland in line with Department of Health for Northern Ireland Approved Home Childcare guidance.”;

(b) for paragraph (3) substitute—

“(3) Care provided for a child outside Northern Ireland—

(a) by a childcare provider approved by an organisation accredited by the Secretary of State; or

(b) in any other case, by a childcare provider approved or accredited under the legislation of the relevant state, where evidence of such approval or accreditation is provided to the Department by the claimant.”.

(2) In regulation 82(2) (exceptions–earnings)—

(a) omit paragraph (3)(a);

(b) in paragraph (3)(b) omit the words “in any other case,”; and

(c) after paragraph (4) add—

“(5) For the purposes of paragraphs (2)(a) and (3), when calculating the amount in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) the reference to regulation 4 of the National Minimum Wage Regulations is a reference to regulation 4 as in force at the beginning of the assessment period or month for which the calculation is performed.”.

(1)

S.R. 2016 No. 216.

(2)

Regulation 82 was amended regulation 2(3) of S.R. 2017 No.145.