2019 No. 3
The Universal Credit (Restriction on Amounts for Children and Qualifying Young Persons) (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into operation
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 15(4) and 48(1) and (2) and paragraphs 1(1) and 3(1)(b) of Schedule 6 to the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 20151 and Article 10(6) of the Welfare Reform and Work (Northern Ireland) Order 20162.
Those powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State by virtue of Article 4(1)(a) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015.
Citation and commencement1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Universal Credit (Restriction on Amounts for Children and Qualifying Young Persons) (Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019.
2
These Regulations come into operation on 1st February 2019.
Amendment to the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20162
In regulation 25A(3) of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20163 (availability of the child element where maximum exceeded) for “in the circumstances” to “Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016” substitute “if the child or qualifying young person was born before 6th April 2017.”
Amendments to the Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20163
1
The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20164 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
2
Omit regulation 40 (restriction on claims for universal credit during the interim period).
3
Omit regulation 41 (availability of the child element where maximum exceeded - transitionally protected children and qualifying young persons).
Consequential Amendments4
1
The Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 (Commencement No. 8 and Transitional and Transitory Provisions) Order 20175 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
2
In Article 8(1) (transitional provision where the Department determines that claims for universal credit may not be made: effect on claims for employment and support allowance and jobseeker’s allowance) omit “or regulation 40 of those Regulations (restriction on claims for universal credit during the interim period)”6.
3
In Article 24(2) (transitional provision: claims for housing benefit, income support or a tax credit) omit “or 40”7.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
(This note is not part of the Regulations)