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.