The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2017

PART 6 N.I. EMPLOYMENT AND SUPPORT ALLOWANCE

Applicable amounts for the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 N.I.

26.—(1) The sums relevant to the calculation of an applicable amount as specified in the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 shall be the sums set out in this Article and Schedules 14 and 15 to this Order; and for this purpose a reference in this Article to a numbered Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 bearing that number.

(2) The sums specified in Part 3 of Schedule 4 (weekly amount of premiums specified in Part 2) shall be as set out in Schedule 14 to this Order.

(3) In paragraph 13 of Part 4 of Schedule 4(1) (the components) for “£36∙20” substitute “£36∙55”.

(4) In paragraph 19 of Schedule 6(2) (housing costs: non-dependant deductions)—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1) for “£94∙50” and “£14∙65” substitute “£95∙45” and “£14∙80” respectively; and

(b) in sub-paragraph (2)—

(i) in head (a) for “£133∙00” substitute “£136∙00”,

(ii) in head (b) for “£133∙00”, “£195∙00” and “£33∙65” substitute “£136∙00”, “£200∙00” and “£34∙00” respectively,

(iii) in head (c) for “£195∙00”, “£253∙00” and “£46∙20” substitute “£200∙00”, “£259∙00” and “£46∙65” respectively,

(iv) in head (d) for “£253∙00”, “£338∙00” and “£75∙60” substitute “£259∙00”, “£346∙00” and “£76∙35” respectively, and

(v) in head (e) for “£338∙00”, “£420∙00” and “£86∙10” substitute “£346∙00”, “£430∙00” and “£86∙95” respectively.

(5) The sums specified in any provision of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 set out in column (1) of Schedule 15 to this Order are the sums set out in column (2) of that Schedule.

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 26 comes into force in accordance with art. 1(1)(m)

Prescribed amount for the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2016 N.I.

27.  In regulation 62(2)(b) of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2016 (prescribed amounts) for “£36∙20” substitute “£36∙55”.

Commencement Information

I2 Art. 27 in operation at 10.4.2017 for specified purposes, see art. 1(1)(n)(2)

I3 Art. 27 in operation at 10.4.2017 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(1)(n)(2)

(1)

Paragraph 13 was amended by Article 25(4) of S.R. 2015 No. 124

(2)

Paragraph 19(1) and (2) was amended by regulation 7(3) of S.R. 2016 No. 110