The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015

AwardsN.I.

Basis of awardsN.I.

12.—(1) Universal credit is payable in respect of each complete assessment period within a period of entitlement.

(2) In this Part an “assessment period” is a period of a prescribed duration.

(3) Regulations may make provision—

(a)about when an assessment period is to start;

(b)for universal credit to be payable in respect of a period shorter than an assessment period;

(c)about the amount payable in respect of a period shorter than an assessment period.

(4) In paragraph (1) “period of entitlement” means a period during which entitlement to universal credit subsists.

Commencement Information

I1Art. 12 in operation at 2.5.2016 for specified purposes by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(a)

I2Art. 12 in operation at 27.9.2017 for specified purposes by S.R. 2017/190, art. 4(3)-(6), Sch. 1 (with art. 5)

I3Art. 12 in operation at 15.11.2017 and 13.12.2017 for specified purposes by S.R. 2017/216, art. 3 (with art. 6) (as amended (15.1.2018) by S.R. 2018/1, art. 7)

I4Art. 12 in operation at 17.1.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/1, art. 3 (with art. 6)

I5Art. 12 in operation at 16.5.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/97, art. 3 (with art. 6)

I6Art. 12 in force at 5.9.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/138, art. 3 (with art. 6)

I7Art. 12 in force at 1.2.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/7, art. 2(1)-(3) (with art. 2(4)(11))

I8Art. 12 in operation at 30.3.2022 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2022/132, art. 3 (with arts. 4, 5, Sch.)

Calculation of awardsN.I.

13.—(1) The amount of an award of universal credit is to be the balance of—

(a)the maximum amount (see paragraph (2)), less

(b)the amounts to be deducted (see paragraph (3)).

(2) The maximum amount is the total of—

(a)any amount included under Article 14 (standard allowance),

(b)any amount included under Article 15 (responsibility for children and young persons),

(c)any amount included under Article 16 (housing costs), and

(d)any amount included under Article 17 (other particular needs or circumstances).

(3) The amounts to be deducted are—

(a)an amount in respect of earned income calculated in the prescribed manner (which may include multiplying some or all earned income by a prescribed percentage), and

(b)an amount in respect of unearned income calculated in the prescribed manner (which may include multiplying some or all unearned income by a prescribed percentage).

(4) In paragraph (3)(a) and (b) the references to income are—

(a)in the case of a single claimant, to income of the claimant, and

(b)in the case of joint claimants, to combined income of the claimants.

Commencement Information

I9Art. 13 in operation at 2.5.2016 for specified purposes by S.R. 2016/215, art. 2(2)(a)

I10Art. 13 in operation at 27.9.2017 for specified purposes by S.R. 2017/190, art. 4(3)-(6), Sch. 1 (with art. 5)

I11Art. 13 in operation at 15.11.2017 and 13.12.2017 for specified purposes by S.R. 2017/216, art. 3 (with art. 6) (as amended (15.1.2018) by S.R. 2018/1, art. 7)

I12Art. 13 in operation at 17.1.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/1, art. 3 (with art. 6)

I13Art. 13 in operation at 16.5.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/97, art. 3 (with art. 6)

I14Art. 13 in force at 5.9.2018 and further specified dates for specified purposes by S.R. 2018/138, art. 3 (with art. 6)

I15Art. 13 in force at 1.2.2019 for specified purposes by S.R. 2019/7, art. 2(1)-(3) (with art. 2(4)(11))

I16Art. 13 in operation at 30.3.2022 in so far as not already in operation by S.R. 2022/132, art. 3 (with arts. 4, 5, Sch.)