Amendment to the Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations 20163
1
The Universal Credit Housing Costs (Executive Determinations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20166 are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 3(2A)7 (broad rental market area determination) for “2(1A) or (1B)” substitute “2(2)”.
3
In Schedule 1 (local housing allowance determinations)—
a
in paragraph 2 (local housing allowance for category of accommodation in paragraph 1), for sub-paragraphs (1A), (1B), (2) and (2A) substitute—
2
The local housing allowance for any category of accommodation is the lowest of—
a
the rent at the 30th percentile determined in accordance with paragraph 3;
b
the local housing allowance last determined for that category of accommodation (or, where the allowance is redetermined under regulation 5 (redeterminations), the allowance as so redetermined), increased by 1.7%; and
c
for a category of accommodation listed in column 1 of the following table, the amount listed in column 2 of that table (maximum local housing allowance)—
1. Category of accommodation specified as in paragraph 1
2. Maximum local housing allowance for that accommodation
paragraph 1(a) (one bedroom, shared accommodation)
£1,218.57
paragraph 1(b) (one bedroom, exclusive use)
£1,218.57
paragraph 1(c) (two bedrooms)
£1,413.54
paragraph 1(d) (three bedrooms)
£1,657.25
paragraph 1(e) (four bedrooms)
£1,949.71
; and
b
omit paragraph 58.