The Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

No deduction for housing cost contributions in respect of certain non-dependants

15.—(1) No deduction is to be made under paragraph 12 in respect of any non-dependant who is a member of the renter’s extended benefit unit to whom sub-paragraph (2) applies.

(2) This sub-paragraph applies to a person—

(a) who is under 21 years old;

(b) in receipt of state pension credit;

(c) in receipt of the care component of disability living allowance at the middle or highest rate;

(d) in receipt of attendance allowance;

(e) in receipt of the daily living component of personal independence payment;

(f) who is entitled to a payment within paragraph (c), (d) or (e) but is not receiving it under, as the case may be—

(i) regulation 8 of the Social Security (Disability Living Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992,

(ii) regulation 6 of the Social Security (Attendance Allowance) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992,

(iii) regulation 19 of the Social Security (General Benefit) Regulations 1982, or

(iv) regulations under Article 91 of the Order;

(g) in receipt of carer’s allowance;

(h) is a prisoner;

(i) is responsible for a child under 5 years old;

(j) is a member of the armed forces away on operations who—

(i) is the son, daughter, step-son or step-daughter of a renter or joint renters, and

(ii) resided with the renter or joint renters immediately before leaving to go on operations and intends to return to reside with the renter or joint renters at the end of the operations.