Amendment of the Universal Credit Regulations3

1

Regulation 9(4) of the Universal Credit Regulations (Northern Ireland) 201619 (persons treated as not being in Northern Ireland) is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).

2

Before sub-paragraph (a) insert—

za

a person granted leave in accordance with the immigration rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971, where such leave is granted by virtue of—

i

the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, or

ii

the previous scheme for locally-employed staff in Afghanistan (sometimes referred to as the ex-gratia scheme),

zb

a person in Northern Ireland not coming within sub-paragraph (za) or (e)(iv) who left Afghanistan in connection with the collapse of the Afghan government that took place on 15th August 2021,

3

In sub-paragraph (e)—

a

at the end of head (ii) omit “or”;

b

after head (iii) add—

or

iv

granted under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme,