C1C2C3C4C5PART 2Universal credit
Pt. 2 modified (1.1.2021) by The Social Security (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/357), arts. 1(2), 2, Sch.
Pt. 2 modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Switzerland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2021 (S.R. 2021/277), arts. 1(2), 2(2)(g), Sch.
Pts. 2, 5 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1(1) of the amending S.R.) by The Social Security (Iceland) (Liechtenstein) (Norway) Order (Northern Ireland) 2023 (S.R. 2023/181), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch.
Pt. 2 modified (coming into force in accordance with art. 1(3) of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Gibraltar) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/21), art. 2(2)(g)
CHAPTER 1Entitlement and awards
Entitlement
Financial conditionsI1I2I3I4I5I6I7I810
1
For the purposes of Article 8, the financial conditions for a single claimant are that—
a
the claimant's capital, or a prescribed part of it, is not greater than a prescribed amount, and
b
the claimant's income is such that, if the claimant were entitled to universal credit, the amount payable would not be less than any prescribed minimum.
2
For those purposes, the financial conditions for joint claimants are that—
a
their combined capital, or a prescribed part of it, is not greater than a prescribed amount, and
b
their combined income is such that, if they were entitled to universal credit, the amount payable would not be less than any prescribed minimum.
Pt. 2 modified (coming into operation in accordance with art. 1 of the amending Rule) by The Social Security (Ireland) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 (S.R. 2019/77), art. 2; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)